CVE-2025-2749: Kentico Xperience · Path Traversal
Affects Kentico XperienceSource CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 4 May 2026 · 4% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Kentico Xperience now.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
- EPSS
- 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 90% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 1.1 years after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by VulnCheck
, 2 hours before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 1.1 years after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 1.1 years after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Kentico Xperience | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Description
CVE-2025-2749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kentico Xperience up to version 13.0.178 that allows authenticated users of the Staging Sync Server to perform path traversal and arbitrary file uploads. This can lead to remote code execution on the affected server. The vulnerability arises from improper limitation of pathname to restricted directories, enabling attackers to upload and execute malicious content server-side.
References
- labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms/ (opens in a new tab)
- devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-media-file-upload-authenticated-rce (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2749 (opens in a new tab)