CVE-2021-29098
Multiple uninitialized pointer vulnerabilities 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) allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple uninitialized pointer vulnerabilities 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) allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.02% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-824
- Affected
- esri/arcgis engine · esri/arcgis pro · esri/arcmap · esri/arcreader
- Source
- psirt@esri.com
EPSS 2.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis/administration/security-advisory-general-raster/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-361/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-362/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-372/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis/administration/security-advisory-general-raster/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-361/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-362/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-372/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.