CVE-2026-9181 PUBLISHED

Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server

Assigner: Esri
Reserved: 21.05.2026 Published: 06.07.2026 Updated: 06.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Esri
Product	ArcGIS Server
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 12.0 (incl.)

References

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/may-2026-arcgis-security-bulletin

Problem Types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-180 Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels