What is CVE-2026-42694?

CVE-2026-42694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Kirki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-42694?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

XSS in Themeum Kirki

CVE-2026-42694

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Themeum Kirki kirki allows Code Injection.This issue affects Kirki: from n/a through 6.4.0.

Published 2026-10-29 · last modified 2026-10-29.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Themeum Kirki

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-80 — Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kirki/vulnerability/wordpress-kirki-pl… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42694?: CVE-2026-42694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Kirki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-42694?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.