CVE-2025-2538 (GCVE-0-2025-2538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-20 20:50 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
BUG-000174336
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-01 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esri | Portal for ArcGIS |
Affected:
All , ≤ 11.4
(Portal for ArcGIS)
|
guessed |
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