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Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter

CVE-2026-15457 · kirki

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Vulnerability: Kirki <= 6.0.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via 'family' Parameter
Affected software: kirki(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 6.0.13
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Directory traversal
CVE: CVE-2026-15457
Published: 16 July 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow reading or writing files outside intended directories.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 01a52285-2d0c-4b29-8dab-18a3e3640e5c). Methodology and redistribution notes

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