CVE-2025-2749
Confirmed PUBLISHEDKentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Media File Upload Authenticated RCE
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 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.
- CVE Published
- Mar 24, 2025
- Exploitation Reported
- Jun 01, 2026
- CVSS
- 7.2 High
- EPSS
- 3.9%
Affected Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentico |
Xperience
|
0 to <= 13.0.178 |
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-media-...
- Exploit — labs.watchtowr.com labs.watchtowr.com · Exploit https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-...
Recommended Actions
- Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
- 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 13:22 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:01 UTC |
No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2026-06-01 13:22:22 UTC · CVE
Timeline
Key exploitation, disclosure, scanner coverage, and KEV attestation events for this CVE.
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14:01 UTC about 1 month ago14:01 UTC · about 1 month ago
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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13:22 UTC about 2 months ago13:22 UTC · about 2 months ago
Added to KEVIntel KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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18:18 UTC over 1 year ago18:18 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-2025-2749
{
"cve_id": "CVE-2025-2749",
"title": "Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Media File Upload Authenticated RCE",
"affected_vendor": "Kentico",
"affected_product": "Xperience",
"affected_versions": [
{ "vendor": "...", "product": "...", "status": "affected", "display_label": "..." }
],
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 7.2,
"epss_score": 0.03854,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "...": "Pro API fields" },
"proof_of_concepts": [ "..." ],
"scanner_integrations": [ "..." ]
}