What is CVE-2026-8073?

CVE-2026-8073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-8073?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer

CVE-2026-8073

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation and missing capability check in the 'downloadZIP' function in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read and delete arbitrary files limited in the WordPress uploads base directory.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8073?: CVE-2026-8073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-8073?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.