Improper privilege management in MarkLogic - CVE-2026-85947
Published: October 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU154120
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-85947
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to obtain persistent unauthorized administrative control of the server.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in certain forest-management operations when authorizing those operations. A remote privileged user can exploit the authorization flaw to create a persistent unauthorized administrator account and obtain administrative control of the server.
Exploitation requires forest-management privileges.
Affected software
MarkLogic
How to mitigate CVE-2026-85947
Install security update from vendor's website.
MarkLogic - addressed in versions 11.3.7, 12.1