Medium severity · published Jul 27, 2026
CVE-2026-65436
WordPress Kirki plugin <= 6.0.13 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
6.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Editor Arbitrary File Deletion in Kirki <= 6.0.13 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kirki · Themeum
through 6.0.13 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65436
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65436
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kirki/vulnerability/wordpress-kirki-plugin-6-0-13-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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