What is CVE-2025-2538?

CVE-2025-2538 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Esri Portal For Arcgis, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-2538?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Esri Portal For Arcgis

CVE-2025-2538

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.

EPSS: 0.013 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Esri Portal For Arcgis — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

support.esri.com/en-us/patches-updates/2025/portal-for-arcgis-security-2025-upd…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-2538?: CVE-2025-2538 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Esri Portal For Arcgis, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-2538?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.