CVE-2026-85956— Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server backup and restore operations
Quick assessment
Affected
Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x 版本中早于 12.1.0 的版本，以及 11.x 版本中早于 11.3.7 的版本存在安全漏洞。攻击者若拥有委托的数据库管理员权限，便可对授权数据库范围之外的森林（forests）执行备份或恢复操作，从而导致对关键安全数据的未经授权访问或篡改。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationAffected Version Matrix 2
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corporation | MarkLogic Server | 11.0.0< 11.3.7 |
affected |
12.0.0< 12.1.0 |
affected |
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-85956
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server backup and restore operations
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 allow a remote attacker with delegated database-administrator privileges to perform backup or restore operations on forests outside the authorized database scope, which could result in unauthorized access to or modification of security-critical data.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
特权管理不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corporation | MarkLogic Server | 11.0.0 ~ 11.3.7 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85956 (1)
Same Patch Batch · Progress Software Corporation · 2026-10-12 · 31 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-85947 | 9.9 CRITICAL | Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server forest operations |
| CVE-2026-85948 | 9.9 CRITICAL | Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server Management API |
| CVE-2026-85955 | 9.9 CRITICAL | Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server xdmp:eval-in |
| CVE-2026-9191 | 9.6 CRITICAL | Insufficient isolation of user-supplied code in Progress MarkLogic Server |
| CVE-2026-85954 | 8.6 HIGH | Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server higher-order XQuery functions |
| CVE-2026-85951 | 8.5 HIGH | Server-side request forgery in Progress MarkLogic Server Azure deployments |
| CVE-2026-85952 | 8.5 HIGH | Server-side request forgery in Progress MarkLogic Server Linux cloud deployments |
| CVE-2026-85953 | 8.5 HIGH | Path traversal and privilege management flaws in Progress MarkLogic Server InfoStudio |
| CVE-2026-85950 | 8.4 HIGH | Improper privilege management in Progress MarkLogic Server REST extensions |
| CVE-2026-85949 | 8.1 HIGH | Sensitive information exposure in Progress MarkLogic Server trace logs |
| CVE-2026-85965 | 8.0 HIGH | Use-after-free in Progress MarkLogic Server JavaScript engine integration |
| CVE-2026-85966 | 7.7 HIGH | Exposure of sensitive information in Progress MarkLogic Server |
| CVE-2026-85964 | 7.7 HIGH | Path traversal in Progress MarkLogic Server Query Console |
| CVE-2026-85958 | 7.5 HIGH | Improper OAuth token validation in Progress MarkLogic Server |
| CVE-2026-85975 | 7.5 HIGH | Cleartext transmission in Progress MarkLogic Server Amazon S3 connections |
| CVE-2026-85963 | 7.5 HIGH | Server-side request forgery and hard-coded key in Progress MarkLogic Server OpsDirector |
| CVE-2026-85960 | 7.5 HIGH | Cross-site request forgery in Progress MarkLogic Server Query Console |
| CVE-2026-85961 | 7.5 HIGH | Sensitive information exposure in Progress MarkLogic Server Azure deployments |
| CVE-2026-85957 | 7.5 HIGH | Improper XML external entity restriction in Progress MarkLogic Server SAML processing |
| CVE-2026-85962 | 7.5 HIGH | Improper authentication in Progress MarkLogic Server SAML processing |
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