CVE-2026-8206 | defend.network

What is CVE-2026-8206?

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.

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

SeverityCRITICAL

ExploitationNo exploitation reported

EPSS1% · P67

Triage statusNo Known Exploit

ActionPatch within 48 hours

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

NVD published2026-06-02

NVD last modified2026-07-22

Timeline

2026-06-02Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
2026-06-03First covered in a defend.network daily briefing
2026-07-22NVD record last updated

Affected product

See advisory

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for WordPress Kirki Plugin as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References

Referenced in our briefings & reports

Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 1 of June 2026 (June 1 – 7)
Android, WinRAR, WordPress Kirki: Three critical zero-days under active exploitation (2026-06-03)

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