CVE-2026-8206

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-02. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
66.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 2, 2026

Last Modified

June 2, 2026

References (8)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8206(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 25× in last 7d / 181× 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.

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  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCJenderal92/CVE-2026-8206
    First seen Jun 2, 2026

    Mass exploitation tool for CVE-2026-8206 – Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'handle_forgot_password' in Kirki WordPress plugin (≤6.0.6).

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8206?
CVE-2026-8206 is a critical vulnerability published on June 2, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-8206 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8206 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8206 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8206 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 66.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8206?
CVE-2026-8206 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8206?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8206, 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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