What is CVE-2026-8206?

CVE-2026-8206 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-8206?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-8206 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.013 (68.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer — versions 6.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8206?: CVE-2026-8206 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-8206?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-8206 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.