CVE-2026-85954CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-85954

High · published October 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00202 · 9.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-10-12T20:17Z
References (1)
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 OCT 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 12 OCT 15:58Z
    Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server higher-order XQuery functions
    cvelistv5
  • 12 OCT 15:58Z
    Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server higher-order XQuery functions
    cvelistv5