There is a SQL injection vulnerability in ArcGIS Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in some configurations of ArcGIS Server versions 10.8.1 and earlier. Specially crafted web requests can expose information that is not intended to be disclosed (not customer datasets). Web Services that use file based data sources (file Geodatabase or Shape Files or tile cached services) are unaffected by this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ArcGIS Server (Esri) Fixed in 10.9.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29099
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wh9m-qrv8-6mfm
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Esri Arcgis Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08070 Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-35724 BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-10000 SQL injection vulnerability in ArcGIS Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-09989 There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-08071 Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18172 Esri ArcGIS Server before 10.8 is vulnerable to SSRF in some configurations. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-29099 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29099 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wh9m-qrv8-6mfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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