---
id: CVE-2026-57727
title: WordPress Kirki plugin <= 6.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
summary: >-
  Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Kirki kirki allows Exploiting
  Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects
  Kirki: from n/a through 6.2.0.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: Themeum
product: kirki
affected:
  - kirki <= 6.2.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-07-13T13:52:28.737003Z'
published: '2026-07-13'
updated: '2026-10-19'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-19T06:43:16.157Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57727'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kirki/vulnerability/wordpress-kirki-plugin-6-0-13-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00394
epssPercentile: 0.32003
ingestedAt: '2026-10-19T07:09:59.594Z'
---

## Overview

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Kirki kirki allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Kirki: from n/a through 6.2.0.

## Affected

- `kirki <= 6.2.0`

## Remediation

Update the WordPress Kirki plugin to the latest available version (at least 6.2.1).