# CVE-2022-38194: Portal for ArcGIS system properties are not properly encrypted (10.8.1 only)

> A local user can read sensitive information from unencrypted system properties in Esri Portal for ArcGIS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mmwc-79cv-jxj5

## What is CVE-2022-38194?

CVE-2022-38194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri Portal for Arcgis, published on 16 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 10.8.1, a system property is not properly encrypted. This may lead to a local user reading sensitive information from a properties file.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38194?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Esri Portal for Arcgis.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38194?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Esri Portal for Arcgis

- [CVE-2024-25693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25693/): Portal for ArcGIS has a directory traversal vulnerability. (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-13019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13019/): Missing Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33518/): Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33519/): Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-2538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2538/): BUG-000174336 (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38194 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri Portal for Arcgis, published on 16 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Esri Portal for Arcgis. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38194/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38194/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38194
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38194
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38194

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38194/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.