CVE-2025-2538

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 79.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 20, 2025

Last Modified

December 10, 2025

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

generic

Portal for ArcGIS Security 2025 Update 3 Patch

https://support.esri.com/en-us/patches-updates/2025/portal-for-arcgis-security-2025-update-3-patch

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-30 09:05 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-2538?

CVE-2025-2538 is a critical vulnerability published on March 20, 2025. 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.

When was CVE-2025-2538 disclosed?

CVE-2025-2538 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 20, 2025, with the most recent update on December 10, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-2538 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-2538 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-2538?

CVE-2025-2538 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-2538?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-2538, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-2538

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Portal for ArcGIS Security 2025 Update 3 Patch

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