Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by ProgressSoftware

CVE-2026-85956Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server backup and restore operations

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in MarkLogic Server from Progress Software Corporation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Progress Software Corporation	MarkLogic Server	11.0.0 – before 11.3.712.0.0 – before 12.1.0

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

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