Improper privilege management in MarkLogic - CVE-2026-8709
Published: August 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU141062
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8709
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the REST document patch operation when processing document patch requests. A remote user can exploit the patch operation to escalate privileges.
This enables execution of privileged operations against the Security database.
Affected software
MarkLogic
How to mitigate CVE-2026-8709
Install security update from vendor's website.
MarkLogic - addressed in versions 11.3.6, 12.0.3