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 authorization vulnerability exists in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 11.4, 11.5 and 12.0 on Windows, Linux and Kubernetes that did not correctly check permissions assigned to developer credentials.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00312 24th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esri | Portal for ArcGIS | 11.4; 11.5; 12.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Portal for ArcGIS VendorEsri Affected 11.4; 11.5; 12.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:11.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 | Vulnerable | Esri |
| cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:11.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.5 | Vulnerable | Esri |
| cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Esri |
| cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Kubernetes |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:11.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·Esri
- cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:11.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·Esri
- cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Esri
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Kubernetes
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33519
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvfx-c797-vvhx
References
More Esri Portal For Arcgis vulnerabilities
- 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-2026-25914 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-33519 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33519 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvfx-c797-vvhx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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