CVE-2026-57727 HIGH

CVE-2026-57727: WordPress Kirki plugin <= 6.0.13 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Themeum

Product Kirki

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published July 13, 2026

Last update July 13, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Kirki kirki allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Kirki: from n/a through <= 6.0.13.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Kirki versions up to 6.0.13 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data through network requests. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 6.0.13 to prevent unauthorized information disclosure.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential information may be exposed to anyone on the internet.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 13, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57727 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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