CVE-2026-8709

CriticalCVSS 9.9/10Last modified Oct 24, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Progress Software Corporation	MarkLogic Server	>= 11.0.0, < 11.3.6; >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.3

References

https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 5, 2026
Last modified: Oct 24, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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