Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS

Summary

CVECVE-2026-33518
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerEsri
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-21 21:16:29 UTC
Updated2026-04-22 21:24:26 UTC
DescriptionAn incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 11.5 in Windows and Linux that allows highly privileged users to create developer credentials that may grant more privileges than expected.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000410000 probability, percentile 0.126560000 (date 2026-04-22)

Problem Types: CWE-266 | CWE-266 CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment (4.19.1)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Esri Portal For ArcGIS affected 11.5 Windows, Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/trust-arcgis/administration/april2026_se... [email protected] www.esri.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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