Directory traversal vulnerability in the admin api for service thumbnails
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
There is a path traversal vulnerability in ESRI ArcGIS Server versions 11.3 and below. Successful exploitation may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to traverse the file system to access files outside of the intended directory. There is no impact to integrity or availability due to the nature of the files that can be accessed, but there is a potential high impact to confidentiality.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-51958
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwhx-ww39-3h7h
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-2024-51958 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-51958 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cwhx-ww39-3h7h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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