Findings

CVE-2025-2746

Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

Published Mar 24, 2025 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · Kentico Xperience CMS

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 24, 2025 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 20, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Nov 10, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

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.

CISA due date Nov 10, 2025

Affected

  • cpe kentico/xperienceversion unspecified
  • vendor Kentico Xperience CMSversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2025-2746

    Kentico Xperience CMS contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability that could allow an attacker to control administrative objects.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2025-2746

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2025-2746

    30-day exploitation probability 73.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2025-2746

    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 X

    nvd.nist.gov

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