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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-14572

Kirki <= 6.2.0 - Authenticated (Custom+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content

Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-14572. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer · vendor themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with kirki_content_access capability granted by an administrator, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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  • stated Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer<= 6.2.0
  • vendor themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-14572

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-14572. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer <= 6.2.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

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Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with kirki_content_access capability granted by an administrator, to inject arbitrar

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with kirki_content_access capability granted by an administrator, to inject arbitrar

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with kirki_content_access capability granted by an administrator, to inject arbitrar

Sources

  • CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-14572

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it po

    vulnerability.circl.lu
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-14572

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it po

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-14572

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-14572

    The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Builder Text Content in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it po

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.