CVE-2026-85955Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server xdmp:eval-in
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, higher than 37% of scored CVEs.
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Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 allow a remote attacker with query-execution access to invoke an XQuery evaluation function without the additional required evaluation privilege, which could result in server-side code execution with elevated permissions.
- CVSS
- 9.9 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.45% (percentile 37)
- Assigned by
- ProgressSoftware
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 12, 2026
Affected products
Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server progress_software:marklogic_server (from the name) | from 11.0.0 before 11.3.7; from 12.0.0 before 12.1.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026vendor-advisory
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