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critical 9.9

CVE-2026-85947 json

Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server forest operations

published 30d ago modified 28d ago also EUVD-2026-97505

cvss
9.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an authorization flaw in certain forest-management operations. A remote attacker with forest-management privileges could exploit this flaw to create a persistent unauthorized administrator account, potentially resulting in complete unauthorized administrative control of the server.

Patch / fix

  • Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server 11.3.7, 12.1.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
29d ago

Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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