Privilege Escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server (CVE-2026-85956)
Summary
Vulnerability in Progress MarkLogic Server (CVE-2026-85956). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85956 has been found in Progress MarkLogic Server.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 9.6/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Progress MarkLogic Server CVE-2026-85956" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-85956 (Progress MarkLogic Server) — CWE-269 / CVSS v3 9.6
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in Progress MarkLogic Server.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Progress MarkLogic Server.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.6/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Progress MarkLogic Server を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web security@progress.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com