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TI-2026-71044 Aliases CVE-2026-85956GHSA-x335-49xj-8xjc

Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server backup and restore

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 let a remote attacker with delegated database-administrator privileges run backup or restore operations on forests outside the authorized database scope. The flaw is an improper privilege management issue (CWE-269). An attacker with low privileges and no user interaction could gain unauthorized access to or modify security-critical data.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00396 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MarkLogic Server (Progress Software Corporation): 11.3.7, 12.1.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ProgressMarkLogic Server11.0.0 to before 11.3.7; 12.0.0 to before 12.1.011.3.7, 12.1.0Patch availableCNA
  • MarkLogic Server VendorProgress Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.3.7; 12.0.0 to before 12.1.0 Fixed in 11.3.7, 12.1.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:progress:marklogic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Progress
  • cpe:2.3:a:progress:marklogic_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Progress

Remediation

Upgrade MarkLogic Server 11.x to 11.3.7 and MarkLogic Server 12.x to 12.1.0. The sources list no vendor advisory identifier for this fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA MarkLogic Server (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 11.3.7, 12.1.0

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…

    31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 25 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71042 Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server XQuery functionsPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2026-71043 Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server xdmp:eval-inPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-71013 XQuery injection in Progress MarkLogic Server Management APIPriority MEDIUM 43
    Show all 31 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85956
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-x335-49xj-8xjc
  3. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-07083 Command injection in Progress LoadMaster KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-06182 WhatsUp Gold HasErrors SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-04541 WhatsUp Gold GetFileWithoutZip Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-04060 Registration Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01127 LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-20934 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module .NET Deserialization Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
See all 436 →

Sources

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