What is CVE-2021-29100?

CVE-2021-29100 is a high-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Earth, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-29100?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Esri Arcgis Earth

CVE-2021-29100

A path traversal vulnerability exists in Esri ArcGIS Earth versions 1.11.0 and below which allows arbitrary file creation on an affected system through crafted input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain arbitrary code execution under security context of the user running ArcGIS Earth by inducing the user to upload a crafted file to an affected system.

EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Esri Arcgis Earth — versions 1.11
Esri Arcgis_earth

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@esri.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29100?: CVE-2021-29100 is a high-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Earth, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-29100?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.