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CVE-2026-85954

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 can evaluate…

Risk score
60/100
CVSS
8.6 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
12 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 can evaluate user-controlled values supplied to certain higher-order XQuery functions in an elevated security context, which could result in privilege escalation beyond the attacker's granted permissions.
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 12.1.0 or 11.3.7 (whichever matches your release line), or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

  • CVSS 8.6 high
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

Original description

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 can evaluate user-controlled values supplied to certain higher-order XQuery functions in an elevated security context, which could result in privilege escalation beyond the attacker's granted permissions.

Last activity 12 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.