TI-2026-71914 Aliases CVE-2026-69227 GHSA-69m7-xwpq-gfc4

Portal for ArcGIS missing authentication on Portal Administrator API endpoints

MEDIUM 49CWE-306Published 2026-10-13 · Updated 2026-10-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
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-306.

Summary

Esri Portal for ArcGIS from 11.1 through 12.1 has a missing authentication flaw (CWE-306). Certain Portal Administrator API endpoints can be reached without authentication under specific conditions. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use these endpoints to access administrative functionality that should require authentication.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Description from the CNA

A flaw in Portal for ArcGIS allows unauthenticated access to certain Portal Administrator API endpoints under specific conditions. This could enable an attacker to access administrative functionality that should require authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00371 31st 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	11.1 – 12.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Portal for ArcGIS VendorEsri Affected 11.1 – 12.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis::::::::	—	—	Esri

cpe:2.3:a:esri:portal_for_arcgis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Esri

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Portal for ArcGIS.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Timeline

2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-69227
2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-69m7-xwpq-gfc4
2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · CNA

References

Other 1

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/trust-arcgis/administration/september-2026-arcgis-security-bulletin

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TI-2012-01450 ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2007-01695 Buffer overflow in the ArcSDE service (giomgr) in Environmental Systems Research… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2026-08070 Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-11074 Missing authentication in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 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

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Sources

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