SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
An improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in the SAML authentication module of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and impersonate any user, including administrators. This vulnerability affects deployments with SAML single sign-on enabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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-2026-06436 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfacesPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7557
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j86w-xf2g-5g65
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-2026-06436 Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfaces CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- 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-2026-7557 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7557 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j86w-xf2g-5g65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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