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CVE-2026-85956: Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server backup and restore operations
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-12 · updated 2026-10-14
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 allow a remote attacker with delegated database-administrator privileges to perform backup or restore operations on forests outside the authorized database scope, which could result in unauthorized access to or modification of security-critical data.
Affected products
- Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server: from 11.0.0 before 11.3.7; from 12.0.0 before 12.1.0 — fixed in 11.3.7, 12.1.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server 11.3.7, 12.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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