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CVE-2026-33518

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Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in Esri Portal for ArcGIS 11.5 in Windows and Linux that allows highly privileged users to create developer credentials that may grant more privileges than expected.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.2 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-21 21:16:29.490000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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