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CVE-2021-29118

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-29118 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Esri ArcReader 10.8.1 and earlier versions. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file, leading to information disclosure. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires user interaction and local access, but can result in high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.8.2CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

esri.com / arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-desktop/administration/arcreader-general-data-frame-security-update
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