What is CVE-2026-12721?

CVE-2026-12721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kirki, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2026-12721?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Kirki

CVE-2026-12721

The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.13 does not properly sanitise and escape a value taken from the request before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Kirki — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12721?: CVE-2026-12721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kirki, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-12721?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.