Improper privilege management in MarkLogic - CVE-2026-85954
Published: October 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU154127
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-85954
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 beyond granted permissions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in certain higher-order XQuery functions when evaluating user-controlled values in an elevated security context. A remote user can supply values to affected higher-order XQuery functions to escalate privileges beyond granted permissions.
Affected software
MarkLogic
How to mitigate CVE-2026-85954
Install security update from vendor's website.
MarkLogic - addressed in versions 11.3.7, 12.1