CVE-2026-12721

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-31. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.13 does not properly sanitise and escape a value taken from the request before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(high)
EG Risk
54(Track)
EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 31, 2026

Last Modified

July 31, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 31, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Kirki < 6.0.13 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection | CVE 2026-12721 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4cba3900-9f29-4928-811c-163827358052/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12721(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 85× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 22:33 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 22:15 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 09:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 21:52 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-17 21:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 21:37 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-16 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-16 09:30 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-15 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 09:15 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-15 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-14 21:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-14 09:00 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-14 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-13 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-13 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-12 20:37 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-12 20:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-12 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-11 20:23 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-11 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-11 08:15 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-11 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-10 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-10 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-09 19:53 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-09 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-09 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-08 19:39 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-08 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-08 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-07 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-07 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-07 07:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-06 19:09 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-06 19:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-06 07:01 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-06 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-05 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-05 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-04 18:38 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-04 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-04 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-03 18:21 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-03 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-03 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-02 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-02 05:57 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-02 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-01 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-01 05:42 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-01 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-31 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-31 17:01 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.60
  56. 2026-07-31 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-31 16:58 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.6 · severity → HIGH
  58. 2026-07-31 07:24 UTCNVD update
  59. 2026-07-31 06:30 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-07-31 06:28 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12721?
CVE-2026-12721 is a high vulnerability published on July 31, 2026. The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.13 does not properly sanitise and escape a value taken from the request before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
When was CVE-2026-12721 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12721 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 31, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12721 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12721 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12721?
CVE-2026-12721 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12721?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12721, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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