The Kirki plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via PHP Object Injection in all versions up to
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 10:14 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| themeumKirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the kirki_post_apis() AJAX endpoint.
Description
The Kirki WordPress plugin up to version 6.2.5 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability via PHP Object Injection. This occurs due to deserialization of untrusted input in an AJAX dispatcher without proper capability checks, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to inject PHP objects. Exploitation can lead to overwriting an administrator's password and gaining full administrative control.