CVE-2025-2749

Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Media File Upload Authenticated RCE

  • High 7.2
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 20 Apr 2026
  • A public exploit reference is listed

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.

Key facts

Published
24 Mar 2025
Last changed
21 Apr 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
KEV added
20 Apr 2026
KEV fix due
4 May 2026
EPSS
4.021% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 90.745% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

CAPEC-650 Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server (CNA impact statement)

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
KenticoXperience
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to and including 13.0.178 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025 Published
  2. 20 Apr 2026 CVE-2025-2749 added to CISA KEV
  3. 20 Apr 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on Path traversal (CWE-22).

References