Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Assigned by ProgressSoftware

CVE-2026-85974Improper TLS hostname verification in Progress MarkLogic Server

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.8% 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 do not consistently validate TLS certificate hostnames for certain outbound connections. A network-positioned attacker could exploit this weakness to intercept or modify communications with an affected service.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server 11.0.0 – before 11.3.712.0.0 – before 12.1.0

Weakness: CWE-297 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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