Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2025-2746, Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 20 Oct 2025, 210 days after it was published. It affects Kentico Xperience CMS. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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 (4 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | Xperience CMS |
| Vulnerability | Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-288 |
| Published | 24 Mar 2025 |
| Added to KEV | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Reported by (CNA) | VulnCheck |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-2746 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 20 Oct 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Check Kentico's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected Xperience CMS and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in October 2025 · Kentico scorecard · act-now radar.
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