CVE-2026-8709

critical · 9.9

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.

9.9

CVSS

0.3%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

24th

EPSS percentile

2026-08-05

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
progress	marklogic_server	< 11.3.6
progress	marklogic_server	>= 12.0.0, < 12.0.3

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

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

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-8709