8.6

CVE-2026-85954: progress software corporation marklogic server Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighAwaiting analysis
Published 12-10-2026Last modified 14-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-85954 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in progress software corporation marklogic server. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

13-10-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Progress software corporation1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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