CVE-2026-8206

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

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.28%Up 1.2 points since Jun 2, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

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

Record: CVE-2026-8206
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-33881 9.8

Record: EUVD-2026-33881
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gr32-6rr4-7px2 9.8

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is...

Record: GHSA-gr32-6rr4-7px2
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2026-8206
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

themeum kirki – freeform page builder, website builder & customizer

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	Dungsocool/CVE-2026-8206	2026-07-28
PoC in GitHub	Jenderal92/CVE-2026-8206	2026-06-02
PoC in GitHub	Sanjith1236/CVE-2026-8206-Kirki-Exploit-Analysis	2026-10-06
PoC in GitHub	izxci/CVE-2026-8206	2026-06-17
PoC in GitHub	rootdirective-sec/CVE-2026-8206-Lab	2026-06-05

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-8206 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer, published June 2, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.