Vulnerability · CVE-2026-85948
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an XQuery injection flaw in a deprecated Management API package path.
Published Oct 12, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85948. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.35%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an XQuery injection flaw in a deprecated Management API package path. A remote attacker with manage-user-level privileges could exploit this flaw to obtain persistent unauthorized administrative control.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-85948
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85948. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. EPSS 0.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 12, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an XQuery injection flaw in a deprecated Management API package path. A remote attacker with manage-user-level privileges could exploit this flaw to obtain persistent unauthorized administrative control.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an XQuery injection flaw in a deprecated Management API package path. A remote attacker with manage-user-level privileges could exploit this flaw to obtain persistent unauthorized administrative control.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85948
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-85948
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85948
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an XQuery injection flaw in a deprecated Management API package path. A remote attacker with manage-user-level privileges could exploit this flaw to obtain persistent unauthorized admini
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.