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CVE-2026-8709: progress software corporation marklogic server Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 9.9v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 05-08-2026Last modified 07-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-8709 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in progress software corporation marklogic server. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document patch operation of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with a low-privileged REST role to escalate privileges and execute privileged operations against the Security database.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 0.31% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

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

Progress1 product
Progress software corporation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links