CVE-2026-9181 (GCVE-0-2026-9181)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-06 18:22 – Updated: 2026-07-06 19:22
VLAI
Title
Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server
Summary
ArcGIS Server contains a directory traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this issue by sending crafted path parameters. Successful exploitation could allow access to sensitive files on the system. This issue impacts all versions of ArcGIS Server 12.0 and prior.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Esri ArcGIS Server Affected: 0 , ≤ 12.0 (custom)
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