CVE-2025-2749 Kentico Xperience Path Traversal
Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in the Staging Sync Server to upload arbitrary files, leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 20 Apr 2026
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-2749?
CVE-2025-2749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kentico Xperience, published on 24 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2749?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kentico Xperience.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 4 May 2026.
Is CVE-2025-2749 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-2749 in the wild since at least 20 Apr 2026.
Other vulnerabilities in Kentico Xperience
- CVE-2025-2746 Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2025-2747 Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2019-10068 Kentico Xperience Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2017-17736 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2019-12102 Missing authorization in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g53h-cfhr-24hw.