Answer in brief
CVE-2026-84220 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in Kirki < 6.3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Comments Collection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/Kirki (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Unknown/Kirki (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/Kirkigeneric | >=0 <6.3.2 | 6.3.2 |
Published upstream
Oct 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 9, 2026
The Kirki WordPress plugin before 6.3.2 does not prevent shortcodes held in comments from being executed when it renders them, and displays comments regardless of their moderation status, allowing unauthenticated visitors to run shortcodes registered on the site and to read private custom fields of the page being viewed.
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