What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-27983?

CVE-2026-27983 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-27983?

Within 24 hours: Identify all WordPress instances running LMS Elementor Pro and isolate affected systems from production if possible; disable the plugin immediately if no active LMS courses are in progress. Within 7 days: Contact designthemes for patch availability and estimated timeline; implement Web Application Firewall rules to block privilege escalation attempts; audit access logs for exploitation signs. Within 30 days: Apply vendor patch immediately upon release; conduct security assessment of all user accounts for unauthorized privilege changes; restore from clean backups if compromise is confirmed.

CVE-2026-27983

CRITICAL

Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)

2026-03-05 audit@patchstack.com

Privilege Escalation

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Re-analysis Queued

Apr 22, 2026 - 21:37 vuln.today

cvss_changed

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:06 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 05, 2026 - 06:16 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in designthemes LMS Elementor Pro lms-elementor-pro allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LMS Elementor Pro: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.