{"id":"CVE-2026-85954","title":"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 …","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 …","severity":"high","cvss":8.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-269"],"published":"2026-10-12","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T11:17:05.883","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85954","references":[{"url":"https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026","label":"security@progress.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00265,"epssPercentile":0.18351,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-12T16:57:59.919Z","vendor":"Progress Software Corporation","product":"MarkLogic Server","affected":["marklogic_server >= 11.0.0 < 11.3.7","marklogic_server >= 12.0.0 < 12.1.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-14T03:59:28.081942Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-85954","body":"## Overview\n\nProgress 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":47,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":47.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}