CVE-2026-8709CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-8709

Critical · published August 5, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.9 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00463 · 39.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-08-05T20:17Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
progress/marklogic_server< 11.3.611.3.6
progress/marklogic_server≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.312.0.3
References (1)
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 15:33Z
    Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST document patch operation
    cvelistv5