Privilege escalation in Progress Marklogic Server
CVE-2026-7327
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document processing pipeline of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with an administrative REST role to escalate privileges. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive server-side data when it is accessed by a higher-privileged user.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Progress Marklogic Server
- Progress Software Corporation Marklogic Server — versions 11.0.0, 12.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-Aug… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-7327?
- CVE-2026-7327 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Marklogic Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-7327?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.