Improper privilege management in MarkLogic - CVE-2026-85956
Published: October 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU154129
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-85956
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to access or modify security-critical data without authorization.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in forest backup and restore operations when enforcing the authorized database scope. A remote privileged user can perform backup or restore operations on forests outside that scope to access or modify security-critical data without authorization.
Exploitation requires delegated database-administrator privileges.
Affected software
MarkLogic
How to mitigate CVE-2026-85956
Install security update from vendor's website.
MarkLogic - addressed in versions 11.3.7, 12.1