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High · 8.6 CVE-2026-85954 EUVD-2026-97516GHSA-gmhw-x439-9j5f

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

Published Oct 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by ProgressSoftware

Description

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Progress Software MarkLogic Server 11.0.0 – < 11.3.7, 12.0.0 – < 12.1.0 11.3.7

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