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

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can access restricted resources in Esri Portal for ArcGIS, requiring an upgrade to the latest long-term support release.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vcgh-rjxj-63w5

## 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 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](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-2026-69228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69228 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-2026-69228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-69228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.