CVE-2026-85953

Path traversal and privilege management flaws in Progress MarkLogic Server InfoStudio

HIGH
8.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 12, 2026 at 03:58 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMarkLogic Server

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Severity
HIGH8.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 contain privileged legacy InfoStudio modules that do not sufficiently validate user-controlled file paths and user-context values. Exploitation could result in unauthorized access to server files or execution under an unintended identity.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.5HIGHProgressSoftware
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-22CWE-269

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