CVE-2026-8709 (GCVE-0-2026-8709)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 15:33 – Updated: 2026-08-05 18:42
VLAI
Title
Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST document patch operation
Summary
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.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server Affected: 11.0.0 , < 11.3.6 (custom)
Affected: 12.0.0 , < 12.0.3 (custom)
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Credits
rexnets via Bugcrowd
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