CVE-2026-85954 — Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server higher-order XQuery functions

CVE-2026-85954

Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server higher-order XQuery functions PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Progress Software Corporation / MarkLogic Server	affected 11.0.0 before 11.3.7; affected 12.0.0 before 12.1.0

CWE

CWE-269

References

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

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

No English description supplied.

No references supplied.