CVE-2026-69227: Esri Portal for ArcGIS authentication bypass in admin API

CVE-2026-69227 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-10-13

Portal for ArcGIS is an enterprise web platform that manages geographic data and mapping applications for organizations. A flaw allows attackers to access administrative API endpoints without authentication under specific conditions, potentially enabling unauthorized configuration changes, data access, or system compromise.

Technologies: Esri Portal For Arcgis. Vendors: Esri.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-69227 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69227 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-69227?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 13 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Esri Portal for ArcGIS.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69227?
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-2026-69227 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-69227?
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 exposes administrative API endpoints to unauthenticated access. The vulnerability is network-accessible and allows attackers to invoke privileged administrative functions that normally require valid authentication credentials, potentially resulting in unauthorized system control or data exposure.

Affected products

  • Esri Portal for ArcGIS

Timeline

  • 2026-10-13: disclosed

References

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