๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-85954

HIGH 8.6

Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server higher-order XQuery functions

CVSS Score
8.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-269
Vendor progress software corporation
Product marklogic server
Published Oct 12, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected Versions

Progress Software Corporation / MarkLogic Server
11.0.0 < 11.3.7 12.0.0 < 12.1.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
community.progress.com: https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026