CVE-2026-12723

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cisa-adp, epss
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its REST routes, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the content of arbitrary existing comments and to create pre-approved comments under a spoofed identity, bypassing comment moderation.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EPSS
10.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 20, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Kirki < 6.0.12 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary Comment Modification and Moderation Bypass via Component Library | CVE 2026-12723 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76df2c61-4ba7-4987-9e61-5d02142b3db5/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12723(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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12723?
CVE-2026-12723 is a medium vulnerability published on July 20, 2026. The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its REST routes, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the content of arbitrary existing comments and to create pre-approved comments under a spoofed identity, bypassing comment moderation.
When was CVE-2026-12723 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12723 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12723 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12723 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12723?
CVE-2026-12723 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12723?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12723, 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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