Kentico Xperience's Path Traversal in the Staging Sync Server Allows Authenticated Users to Upload Arbitrary Data Outside Expected Directories; CISA's May 4th KEV Deadline Has Passed

Last refreshed2026-09-27

Status: KEV | Advisory ID: CVE-2025-2749

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2025-2749
Vulnerability Name	Kentico Xperience Path Traversal Vulnerability
Affected products	Kentico Kentico Xperience
Exploitation status	Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation.
Classified as	CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
KEV listing	Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-04-20.
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)	4.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (90% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.
Federal remediation deadline	2026-05-04 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive).

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	Patch Status
Kentico	Kentico Xperience

Vendor

Product

Affected Versions

Patch Status

Kentico

Kentico Xperience

Subsystems	General OT
Sectors	Multiple

What to Know

Kentico Xperience contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user's Staging Sync Server to upload arbitrary data to path relative locations.

What to Do

Monitor Kentico's web page for any future patch releases.

References

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2749
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2749

Source

Reference

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2749

CVE

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2749

KEV Required Action

Field	Value
KEV Link	https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Date Added to KEV	2026-04-20
Required Action Due Date	2026-05-04
Required Action	Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Field

Value

KEV Link

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

Date Added to KEV

2026-04-20

Required Action Due Date

2026-05-04

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.