CVE-2025-2749 KEV
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 90)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-05-04.
Description
An authenticated remote code execution in Kentico Xperience allows authenticated users Staging Sync Server to upload arbitrary data to path relative locations. This results in path traversal and arbitrary file upload, including content that can be executed server side leading to remote code execution.This issue affects Kentico Xperience through 13.0.178.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.05% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-05-04 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-03-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Kentico Xperience Path Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-04-20 |
| Due | 2026-05-04 |
| Vendor / product | Kentico / Kentico Xperience |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kentico | xperience |
References
- https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-media-file-upload-authenticated-rce
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2749
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