Check Point Advisories

Esri ArcGIS Server Directory Traversal (CVE-2026-9181)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2026-9448
Date Published: 26 Jul 2026
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 26 July, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2026-9181
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Esri ArcGIS Server 12.0 and prior
Vulnerability Description A directory traversal vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite sensitive files on the system, potentially gaining full administrative access to the server. This impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Esri ArcGIS Server Directory Traversal (CVE-2026-9181) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Esri ArcGIS Server Directory Traversal (CVE-2026-9181)

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