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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5118

The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2.

Published May 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 23, 2026 · The Divi Form Builder

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5118. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of The Divi Form Builder is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Divi Form Builder).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.53%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it against the form's configured default_user_role setting. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by tampering with the role parameter during registration.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 5.1.2

How to fix CVE-2026-5118

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5118. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of The Divi Form Builder is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 5.1.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. EPSS 0.53%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it against the form's configured default_user_role setting. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by

  2. Jul 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it against the form's configured default_user_role setting. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5118

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5118

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5118

    The Divi Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This is due to the plugin accepting a user-controlled 'role' parameter from POST data during user registration without validating it against the form's config

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.