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CVE-2026-8206

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

Published: Jun 2, 2026Updated: Jun 2, 2026 Sources: CVE List
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSS
CRITICAL

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.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-269CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Affected Products

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3b5630bd-5bce-4226-959f-5e81ae69b799?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.4/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L330
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/trunk/ComponentLibrary/controller/CompLibFormHandler.php#L330
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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