CVE-2024-51966 Directory traversal vulnerability in ArcGIS Server
Remote authenticated administrators can traverse the file system to access sensitive files outside the intended directory in ArcGIS Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-51966?
CVE-2024-51966 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, published on 3 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a path traversal vulnerability in ESRI ArcGIS Server versions 11.3 and below. Successful exploitation may allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to traverse the file system to access files outside of the intended directory. There is no impact to integrity or availability due to the nature of the files that can be accessed, but there is a potential high impact to confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51966?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Esri Arcgis Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-51966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Esri Arcgis Server
- CVE-2025-57870 BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services.
- CVE-2026-9181 Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server
- CVE-2026-9182 Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server.
- CVE-2020-35712 Server-side request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2021-29102 There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cj7-q7vw-gwx8.