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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-2538 · published 20 March 2025

CVE-2025-2538: Esri portal for arcgis hard-coded credentials vulnerability

Esri · Portal For Arcgis

A hardcoded credential vulnerability exists in a specific deployment pattern for Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 11.4 and below that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain administrative access to the system.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.55% · top 56.1% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.55%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A hardcoded credential vulnerability exists in a specific deployment pattern for Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 11.4 and below that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain administrative access to the system.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://support.esri.com/en-us/patches-updates/2025/portal-for-arcgis-security-2025-update-3-patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-2538), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.