Vulnerability Analysis
Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST document patch operation
CVE-2026-8709
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.
Privilege Escalation
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.9
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.2
Impact Score:6.1
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.26%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
—
Ransomware Use
—
KEV Due Date
—
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
0.257%
EPSS Percentile
17.3th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
CRITICAL
SSVC Exploitation
None
SSVC Automatable
No
Vulnerability Class
Privilege Escalation
Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| No affected products specified. | ||
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