CVE-2026-85947

Status: Awaiting AnalysisCritical (9.9)—

Severity9.9Critical · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.35 %higher than 27% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain an authorization flaw in certain forest-management operations. A remote attacker with forest-management privileges could exploit this flaw to create a persistent unauthorized administrator account, potentially resulting in complete unauthorized administrative control of the server.

CVSS

Base score: 9.9
Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.35 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 27
Score date: 10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1210 Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement85 %
Primary impactT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation90 %

AV:N/PR:L sin UI:R → T1210 (servicio remoto con privilegios). Forest-management para crear cuenta admin no autorizada: T1068 (escalada a admin/root) + T1078.002 (cuenta de dominio administrativo creada).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software Vulnerability Scanning Privileged Account Management

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Progress — Marklogic Server^AI

CWEs

CWE-269

References

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https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-October-2026

Raw JSON (NVD)

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