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?

3 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…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (30.4th 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?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.