Privilege escalation in Progress Marklogic Server
CVE-2026-7329
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the SQL, SPARQL, and Optic REST query interfaces 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 to administrator. This enables execution of privileged operations and unauthorized data access.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · 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-2026-7329?
- CVE-2026-7329 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Progress Marklogic Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-7329?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.