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CVE-2021-29100: ArcGIS Earth has a File Parsing Directory Traversal Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-23

Description

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.

Affected products

• Esri ArcGIS Earth: through 1.11.0

References

• https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-earth/administration/arcgis-earth-security-update
• https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-earth/administration/arcgis-earth-security-update

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