Privilege Escalation in Kirki Freeform Page Builder for WordPress
CVE-2026-8206

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

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πŸ“ˆ Score: 217πŸ‘Ύ Exploit Exists🟑 Public PoCπŸ“° News Worthy

What is CVE-2026-8206?

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Affected Version(s)

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 6.0.0 <= 6.0.6

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

News Articles

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.

1 week ago

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟑

    Public PoC available

  • πŸ‘Ύ

    Exploit known to exist

  • πŸ“°

    First article discovered by BleepingComputer

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

CHOIGYEONGMIN
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