Is CVE-2025-2538 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-2538 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

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

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

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-2538?

CVE-2025-2538 has an EPSS score of 0.54% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-2538

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

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

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-10.