CVE-2026-8206CWE-269

Kirki 6.0.0 - 6.0.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'handle_forgot_password'

Critical · published June 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00772 · 55.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-06-02T03:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 JUN 03:28Z
    Kirki 6.0.0 - 6.0.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'handle_forgot_password'
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