Auth bypass in Kirki

CVE-2026-84225

The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.3.0 does not check that a user is allowed to act on a collaboration comment before changing its state, allowing users whom an administrator has granted content-level access to the page builder to modify comments left by other users, including on pages they cannot themselves open.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-84225: held from 0.001 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Kirki

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84225?
CVE-2026-84225 is a low-severity vulnerability in Kirki, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2026-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-84225?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.