Critical severity9.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2026· Updated Sep 3, 2026

CVE-2026-8709

Description

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.

Affected products

Progress (organisation)/MarkLogic Serverllm-fuzzy
Range: <11.3.6, <12.0.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026nvdVendor Advisory

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