{"id":"CVE-2026-85971","title":"Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 assign overly permissive operating-system permissions to certain log files, which could allow a local user to read or alter log data","summary":"Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 assign overly permissive operating-system permissions to certain log files, which could allow a local user to read or alter log data. The corrected def…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-732"],"vendor":"Progress Software Corporation","product":"MarkLogic Server","affected":["marklogic_server >= 11.0.0 < 11.3.7","marklogic_server >= 12.0.0 < 12.1.0"],"published":"2026-10-12","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T16:27:17.070","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85971","references":[{"url":"https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026","label":"security@progress.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00103,"epssPercentile":0.00957,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-14T03:59:15.957558Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-12T18:00:08.223Z","slug":"CVE-2026-85971","body":"## Overview\n\nProgress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 assign overly permissive operating-system permissions to certain log files, which could allow a local user to read or alter log data. The corrected default permissions apply to newly created and rotated logs; existing logs retain their current permissions until remediated.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}