Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by ProgressSoftware

CVE-2026-7329Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfaces

Critical 9.9

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 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper privilege management vulnerability in the SQL, SPARQL, and Optic REST query interfaces 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 to administrator. This enables execution of privileged operations and unauthorized data access.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Progress Software Corporation	MarkLogic Server	11.0.0 – before 11.3.612.0.0 – before 12.0.3

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

References

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