CVE-2025-2538 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-2538: BUG-000174336

Vendor Esri
Product Portal for ArcGIS
Weakness CWE-798 · Hardcoded credentials
Published March 20, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated