CVE-2026-69226: Esri Portal for ArcGIS account creation bypass in sharing endpoint

CVE-2026-69226 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-13

Portal for ArcGIS is a centralized platform for managing geographic information systems and collaborative mapping. An unauthenticated attacker can create unauthorized accounts by bypassing the disabled self-service signup restriction through the sharing endpoint, potentially granting system access to threat actors when the organization intended to restrict account creation.

Technologies: Esri Portal For Arcgis. Vendors: Esri.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-69226 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69226 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-69226?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 13 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Esri Portal for ArcGIS.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69226?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-69226 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-69226?
Check whether you run Esri Portal For Arcgis. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Portal for ArcGIS allows unauthenticated users to create accounts through the sharing endpoint regardless of the disableSignup=true configuration setting. Attackers can manipulate the signup workflow to bypass the intended access control, resulting in unauthorized account creation without authentication or administrator approval.

Affected products

  • Esri Portal for ArcGIS

Timeline

  • 2026-10-13: disclosed

References

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