CVE-2025-2746
Confirmed PUBLISHEDKentico Xperience <= 13.0.172 Staging Sync Server Digest Password Authentication Bypass
1 day faster than CISA KEV
Recommended Action
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
At a Glance
An authentication bypass vulnerability in Kentico Xperience allows authentication bypass via the Staging Sync Server password handling of empty SHA1 usernames in digest authentication. Authentication bypass allows an attacker to control administrative objects.This issue affects Xperience through 13.0.172.
- CVE Published
- Mar 24, 2025
- Exploitation Reported
- Jun 01, 2026
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical
- EPSS
- 58.4%
Affected Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentico |
Xperience
|
0 to <= 13.0.172 |
Affected |
CVE References
- Vendor Advisory — devnet.kentico.com devnet.kentico.com · Vendor Advisory https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes
- Third-Party Advisory — vulncheck.com vulncheck.com · Third-Party Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-s...
- Exploit — labs.watchtowr.com labs.watchtowr.com · Exploit https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-...
- GitHub — watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011 github.com · Exploit https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-20...
Recommended Actions
- Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
- Check enrichment artifacts for scanner coverage and available PoCs before rolling remediation validation.
- Use the Pro API to automate enrichment, telemetry, and workflow delivery for VM, SOC, and CTI pipelines.
Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEVIntel Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-06-01 10:42 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:05 UTC |
Scanner Artifacts
Nuclei and Metasploit references linked to this CVE.
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-2746.yaml | Jun 01, 2026 |
Virtual Patch
Compensating WAF rules to help reduce exposure to this CVE. Rule content and deployable vendor exports are available with KEVIntel Enterprise.
KEVIntel does not currently have a virtual patch for this CVE. When available, KEVIntel virtual patches ship as deployable ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF rules.
Enterprise feature. Virtual patch rule content and deployable vendor exports (ModSecurity, Cloudflare, AWS WAF) are available to KEVIntel Enterprise users.
CVSS Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2026-06-01 10:42:30 UTC · CVE
Proof of concept available
Recorded 2026-06-12 14:21:06 UTC · Nuclei Templates
Weaknesses (CWE)
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Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Scanner Integrations
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-2746.yaml | Jun 01, 2026 |
Potential Proof of Concepts
These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.
nuclei · Created Unknown
Timeline
Key exploitation, disclosure, scanner coverage, and KEV attestation events for this CVE.
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14:21 UTC about 1 month ago14:21 UTC · about 1 month ago
Public PoC available
Public proof-of-concept code published
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14:05 UTC about 1 month ago14:05 UTC · about 1 month ago
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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15:34 UTC about 2 months ago15:34 UTC · about 2 months ago
Nuclei template available
Scanner coverage available
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10:42 UTC about 2 months ago10:42 UTC · about 2 months ago
Added to KEVIntel KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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18:16 UTC over 1 year ago18:16 UTC · over 1 year ago
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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16:39 UTC over 1 year ago16:39 UTC · over 1 year ago
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Automate This Intelligence with the Pro API
Confidence scoring, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
Pro API Example
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2025-2746
{
"cve_id": "CVE-2025-2746",
"title": "Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.172 Staging Sync Server Digest Password Authenticat...",
"affected_vendor": "Kentico",
"affected_product": "Xperience",
"affected_versions": [
{ "vendor": "...", "product": "...", "status": "affected", "display_label": "..." }
],
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 9.8,
"epss_score": 0.58431,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "...": "Pro API fields" },
"proof_of_concepts": [ "..." ],
"scanner_integrations": [ "..." ]
}