CVE-2025-2749: Kentico Xperience Path Traversal Vulnerability

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-2749?

xperience: upgrade to newer than 13.0.178. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2025-2749 being exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-2749 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, so treat it as patch-now.

Q: What does CVE-2025-2749 affect?

CVE-2025-2749 affects xperience. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). 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

Q: How urgent is CVE-2025-2749?

Priority 78/100. High severity; EPSS top 9%: very likely to be exploited; Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV); Public exploit reference

Patch now

HIGH 7.2EXPLOITEDUPGRADE

CVE-2025-2749 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) affecting xperience, reported as exploited in the wild. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.

Why this priority

High severity
EPSS top 9%: very likely to be exploited
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.2 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	4.0% (top 9%)
CISA exploited list	Yes, fix due 2026-05-04
Weakness	CWE-22, CWE-434
Published	2025-03-24
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulnCheck · Vendor: kentico

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-03-24 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-04-20Exploited Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
2026-05-04Deadline CISA due date for US federal agencies to patch
2026-06-17 09:07 UTCUpdated Record last modified

kentico xperience UPGRADE

Affected: <= 13.0.178

Fixed in: newer than 13.0.178

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy xperience || rpm -q xperience || xperience --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 13.0.178 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade xperience

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade xperience

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

Exact fixes by distribution

Fedora 46 · perl-WWW-OrangeHRM-Client · FIXED · 0.12.0-21.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-2d14efca09 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-2d14efca09

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Write-up: devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-2749?

xperience: upgrade to newer than 13.0.178. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-2749 being exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-2749 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, so treat it as patch-now.

What does CVE-2025-2749 affect?

CVE-2025-2749 affects xperience. Severity is high (CVSS 7.2). 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

How urgent is CVE-2025-2749?

Priority 78/100. High severity; EPSS top 9%: very likely to be exploited; Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV); Public exploit reference

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References

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