CVE-2026-85953 (GCVE-0-2026-85953)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-12 15:58 – Updated: 2026-10-12 15:58
VLAI
Title
Path traversal and privilege management flaws in Progress MarkLogic Server InfoStudio
Summary
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain privileged legacy InfoStudio modules that do not sufficiently validate user-controlled file paths and user-context values. Exploitation could result in unauthorized access to server files or execution under an unintended identity.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
ProgressSoftware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 78/100 over 121 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server Affected: 11.0.0 , < 11.3.7 (custom)
Affected: 12.0.0 , < 12.1.0 (custom)
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Credits
BugBunny_ai via Bugcrowd
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