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CVE-2026-8206 is a critical privilege-escalation vulnerability in the Kirki WordPress plugin, affecting versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.6. The flaw was fixed in version 6.0.7 and reported as already being exploited to hijack administrator accounts. Site owners should update Kirki immediately, then review administrator users, recent password-reset activity, and any theme or framework bundles that may have included Kirki. This vulnerability highlights that WordPress risk increasingly hides in dependencies that themes bring along.
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    CVE-2026-8206: Patch Kirki WordPress Privilege Escalation (Exploited)

    CVE-2026-8206 is a critical privilege-escalation flaw in the Kirki WordPress plugin, affecting versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.6, fixed in 6.0.7, and reported by BleepingComputer on June 2, 2026 as already being exploited to hijack administrator accounts. Site owners should update Kirki immediately...
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