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CVE-2026-74992

MEDIUM 6.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 20, 2026
Last modified
August 26, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.2.3 does not properly validate the files contained in archives uploaded by users with the Editor role, and does not remove all unwanted files after extracting them, allowing such users to upload arbitrary files to a web accessible directory, leading to Stored XSS as well as RCE on some server configurations.

Affected WordPress components

  • Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer Plugin · kirki
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 6.2.3
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Kirki — Before 6.2.3

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ba981818-f4a0-444a-bf6a-e4caacc9d1aa/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record