ArcGIS Earth has a File Parsing Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Esri ArcGIS Earth versions 1.11.0 and below which allows arbitrary file creation on an affected system through crafted input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain arbitrary code execution under security context of the user running ArcGIS Earth by inducing the user to upload a crafted file to an affected system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 Earth (Esri) Fixed in 1.11.2903
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29100
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh98-wxrh-g7rp
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-29100 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29100 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh98-wxrh-g7rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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