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Fencer Intel
high 7.8

CVE-2021-29096 json

ArcGIS general raster security update: use-after-free

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-15737

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file in Esri ArcReader, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine 10.8.1 (and earlier) and ArcGIS Pro 2.7 (and earlier) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Patch / fix

  • Esri ArcReader 10.9.0
  • Esri ArcGIS Desktop 10.9.0
  • Esri ArcGIS Engine 10.9.0
  • Esri ArcGIS Desktop Background Geoprocessing 10.9.0
  • Esri ArcGIS Engine Background Geoprocessing 10.9.0

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Exploit prediction

1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Esri ArcReader
  • Esri ArcGIS Desktop
  • Esri ArcGIS Engine
  • Esri ArcGIS Desktop Background Geoprocessing
  • Esri ArcGIS Engine Background Geoprocessing

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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