WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 500,000+ Websites to Privilege Escalation Attacks

Cybersecuritynews •Abinaya • June 3, 2026

A critical security flaw in the widely used Kirki WordPress plugin has exposed over 500,000 websites to potential account takeover attacks, with researchers warning that approximately 150,000 sites are actively vulnerable due to affected versions. Tracked as CVE-2026-8206 with a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability impacts Kirki plugin versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.6. The issue […]

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Critical RCE Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Software Requires Immediate Patching BeyondTrust has issued a warning regarding a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access software. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-1731, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely and affects versions 25.3.1 or earlier of Remote Support and 24.3.4 or earlier of Privileged Remote Access. Users are advised to apply the patches released on February 6, 2026, to mitigate the risk of exploitation. 1495 sources 67

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WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 500,000+ Websites to Privilege Escalation Attacks

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