CVE-2026-85947 PUBLISHED

Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server forest operations

Assigner: ProgressSoftware
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 12.10.2026 Updated: 12.10.2026

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an authorization flaw in certain forest-management operations. A remote attacker with forest-management privileges could exploit this flaw to create a persistent unauthorized administrator account, potentially resulting in complete unauthorized administrative control of the server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

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

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Progress Software Corporation
Product	MarkLogic Server
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 11.0.0 to 11.3.7 (excl.) affected from 12.0.0 to 12.1.0 (excl.)

Credits

rexnets via Bugcrowd finder

References

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

Problem Types

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management CWE