Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in MarkLogic - CVE-2026-85973
Published: October 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU154146
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-85973
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to intercept or modify cluster-management information.
The vulnerability exists due to cleartext transmission of information in certain cluster-management communications when using affected connections. A remote attacker can intercept or modify traffic from a position on the network to read or alter information transmitted through an affected connection.
Affected software
MarkLogic
How to mitigate CVE-2026-85973
Install security update from vendor's website.
MarkLogic - addressed in versions 11.3.7, 12.1