CVE-2025-2746

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-20), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 58%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS
99.0%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 24, 2025

Last Modified

November 6, 2025

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated May 31, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2746
generic

Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.172 Staging Sync Server Digest Password Authentication Bypass | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-server-digest-password-authentication-bypass
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Bypassing Authentication Like It’s The ‘90s - Pre-Auth RCE Chain(s) in Kentico Xperience CMS

https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms/
generic

GitHub - watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011 · GitHub

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011
generic Patch Available

Hotfixes

https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 216× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-23 02:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 21:38 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 17:03 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-22 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-07-22 12:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-07-21 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-21 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-07-21 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-21 09:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 04:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-21 00:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-20 19:49 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-20 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-20 17:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-20 15:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-20 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  3. 2026-07-20 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-19 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-19 17:16 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-19 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-07-19 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-07-18 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-07-18 06:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-18 01:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-07-17 08:00 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-17 08:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-17 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-16 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-16 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  30. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-07-16 14:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-16 09:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-07-15 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  39. 2026-07-15 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  41. 2026-07-15 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-15 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-15 03:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-15 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  46. 2026-07-14 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-14 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  49. 2026-07-14 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-14 09:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-14 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-14 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-13 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-13 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  56. 2026-07-13 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-13 11:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-13 07:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  61. 2026-07-13 02:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  63. 2026-07-12 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-12 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-12 09:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  68. 2026-07-12 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-12 00:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-11 19:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-07-11 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  75. 2026-07-10 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2025/CVE-2025-2746.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2025

    Kentico Xperience 13 CMS - Staging Service Authentication Bypass (WT-2025-0011)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-2746?
CVE-2025-2746 is a critical vulnerability published on March 24, 2025. 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…
When was CVE-2025-2746 disclosed?
CVE-2025-2746 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 24, 2025, with the most recent update on November 6, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-2746 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-2746 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 20, 2025, affecting Kentico Xperience CMS. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-2746?
CVE-2025-2746 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-2746?
CVE-2025-2746 affects Kentico Xperience CMS. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-2746?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-2746, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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