CVE-2026-8709

An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document patch operation 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 and execute privileged operations against the Security database.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.9 Critical

Status

Analyzed - security@progress.com

Published

2026-08-05

Last modified

2026-10-24

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected products

• Marklogic Server (Progress)
• Marklogic Server (Progress Software Corporation)

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026