CVE-2026-57724
Deserialization flaw in Kirki WordPress allows object injection and potential RCE.
Is CVE-2026-57724 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-57724 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-57724?
CVE-2026-57724 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-57724?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-57724. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-57724 affect?
CVE-2026-57724 affects Themeum Kirki <= 6.0.12 (WordPress), WordPress sites using affected Kirki versions, Themes/plugins bundling Kirki <=6.0.12. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-57724?
Update Kirki to the latest patched release or remove/uninstall Kirki; audit and restore compromised sites.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Untrusted deserialization enables object injection leading to remote code execution, site takeover, arbitrary PHP object instantiation, and plugin/theme compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 6.0.12
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.