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TI-2026-25914 Aliases CVE-2026-33518GHSA-5qjr-2xxv-p9m9

Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

An 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00295 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
EsriPortal for ArcGIS11.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Portal for ArcGIS VendorEsri Affected 11.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:11.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5VulnerableEsri
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:11.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·Esri
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33518
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qjr-2xxv-p9m9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-16901 Portal for ArcGIS has a directory traversal vulnerability. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-11074 Missing authentication in Esri Portal for ArcGIS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-02208 BUG-000174336 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-25915 Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-04452 Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Portal for ArcGIS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-17897 Portal for ArcGIS has a directory traversal vulnerability (10.9.1, 10.8.1 and 10.7.1 only) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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