FKIE_CVE-2026-85954

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-12 16:17 - Updated: 2026-10-12 16:17
Severity
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 can evaluate user-controlled values supplied to certain higher-order XQuery functions in an elevated security context, which could result in privilege escalation beyond the attacker's granted permissions.
References
security@progress.comhttps://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-12T16:17:06.940",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N",
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