CVE-2026-8206
CRITICALDescription
The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.6. This is due to the plugin accepting an arbitrary email address when a username is used in the password reset request. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send a password reset link for any user registered on the site to their own email address.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L330
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L48
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.php#L227
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L330
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L48
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/ElementGenerator.php#L227
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3530843/kirki
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3b5630bd-5bce-4226-959f-5e81ae69b799?source=cve
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-02.