Medium severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-42694
WordPress Kirki plugin <= 6.4.0 - Content Injection vulnerability
New
4.3
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Themeum Kirki kirki allows Code Injection.This issue affects Kirki: from n/a through 6.4.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kirki · Themeum
through 6.4.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42694
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42694
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kirki/vulnerability/wordpress-kirki-plugin-6-4-0-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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