Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfaces
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MarkLogic Server (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 11.3.6, 12.0.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress Software MarkLogic Server — community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Securit…
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-08080 Authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server ODBC App ServerPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-08079 HTTP request smuggling in Progress MarkLogic ServerPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-06645 SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic ServerPriority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7329
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhc6-v3vv-rx25
References
More Progress Marklogic Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08080 Authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server ODBC App Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-08079 HTTP request smuggling in Progress MarkLogic Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-06645 SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-08082 Cross-site scripting in Progress MarkLogic Server Query Console CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-08081 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server Hadoop integration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-07653 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST document patch operation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-7329 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7329 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vhc6-v3vv-rx25 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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