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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-85956

CVE-2026-85956

Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server — Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server backup and restore operations

EPSS 0.4%CVSS 9.6
critical.is priorityof 100
36
CVSS 9.6 (CNA)9.6 / 10 × 3028.8Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 33.8.338 × 206.8No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 allow a remote attacker with delegated database-administrator privileges to perform backup or restore operations on forests outside the authorized database scope, which could result in unauthorized access to or modification of security-critical data.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
MarkLogic Server11.0.0 – < 11.3.711.3.7CNA
MarkLogic Server12.0.0 – < 12.1.012.1.0CNA

Scores by source

ProgressSoftware (CNA)9.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

advisorycommunity.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026