CVE-2025-2747: Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
Kentico Xperience CMS contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability that could allow an attacker to control administrative objects.
| Vendor | Kentico |
|---|---|
| Product | Xperience CMS |
| Date added to KEV | 2025-10-20 |
| Due date (BOD 22-01) | 2025-11-10 |
| Known ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
| CWE | CWE-288 |
| 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. |
What to do
- Identify every instance of Kentico Xperience CMS in your environment (asset inventory, EDR, vulnerability scanner).
- Apply CISA's 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.
- Federal civilian agencies must act by 2025-11-10 under BOD 22-01; other organizations can use the same date as a target.
- Check the vendor advisory and NVD entry linked below for affected versions, then record the fix in your change log.
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Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2025-2747 (severity scores, if any, live there)
- CISA KEV catalog entry
- https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2747