CVE-2026-69228 missing authentication vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS

What is CVE-2026-69228?

CVE-2026-69228 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Esri Portal for Arcgis, published on 21 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a missing authentication vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 12.0 and prior that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access a specific resource (not user content) that should only be accessible by authenticated users. Users working with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1, 11.3, 11.5, or 12.0 are encouraged to patch. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest long-term support release.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69228?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Esri Portal for Arcgis.

How do I fix CVE-2026-69228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-69228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-69228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Esri Portal for Arcgis

• CVE-2024-25693 Portal for ArcGIS has a directory traversal vulnerability. Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-13019 Missing Authentication Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33518 Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33519 Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-2538 BUG-000174336 Critical 9.8

All Esri Portal for Arcgis vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-vcgh-rjxj-63w5.