Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-8206

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder Privilege Escalation

Themeum / Kirki – Freeform Page Builder · 6.0.0 to <= 6.0.6

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-8206 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer. The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Themeum / Kirki – Freeform Page Builder 6.0.0 to <= 6.0.6.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder Privilege Escalation

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.

themeum Affected
Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
Through 6.0.6
Published
02 Jun 2026
Exploitation Reported
03 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

wordpress

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

BleepingComputer

Recorded 03 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 05 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
BleepingComputer First 2026-06-03 08:20 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

0.8%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Privilege Management CWE-269

Recent mention · BleepingComputer

Critical Kirki flaw exploited to hijack WordPress admin accounts

Hackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-8206) in the Kirki plugin for WordPress to take over any user account, including those belonging to administrators. [...]

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Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Sanjith1236/CVE-2026-8206-Kirki-Exploit-Analysis

github · Created 2026-10-06 05:49:42 UTC · 1 stars · AI assessment 85%

A deep-dive technical reconstruction and impact analysis of CVE-2026-8206—a critical CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated account takeover vulnerability in the WordPress Kirki plugin, featuring proof-of-concept validation, detection strategies, and mitigation frameworks. 🛡️

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 05:49 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 08:20 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 03:28 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 01:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00772,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}