Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-9181
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerEsri
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-06 19:17:09 UTC
Updated2026-07-08 15:16:32 UTC
DescriptionEsri 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.007270000 probability, percentile 0.497290000 (date 2026-07-08)

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

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS: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
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Esri Arcgis Server All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Esri ArcGIS Server affected 12.0 custom Windows, Linux

References

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www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/may-202... [email protected] www.esri.com Vendor Advisory
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