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GHSA-8H42-H5VQ-H5GV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-06 21:30 – Updated: 2026-07-06 21:30

Details

ArcGIS Server contains a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this issue by sending crafted path parameters. Successful exploitation could allow access to sensitive files on the system. This issue impacts all versions of ArcGIS Server 12.0 and prior.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-9181 (GCVE-0-2026-9181)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-06 18:22 – Updated: 2026-07-08 14:44

Title

Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server

Summary

Esri ArcGIS Server contains a directory traversal vulnerability. ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is not impacted. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this issue by sending crafted path parameters. Successful exploitation could allow overwriting sensitive files on the system. Abuse of this issue can allow full administrative access to ArcGIS Server, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This issue impacts all versions of ArcGIS Server on Windows and Linux 12.0 and prior. This issue does not impact ArcGIS Enterprise for Kubernetes.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Esri

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Esri	ArcGIS Server	Affected: 0 , ≤ 12.0 (custom)

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GHSA-8H42-H5VQ-H5GV

CVE-2026-9181 (GCVE-0-2026-9181)

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