CVE-2026-85970

high

Assigned by CNA: progresssoftware

Published 2026-10-12 · Modified 2026-10-12

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CVSS v3

7.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.1

Description

Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 enable XML external entity processing by default in multiple server paths, which could allow crafted XML to cause server-side requests or disclosure of local files.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

80%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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References

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

CWEs

CWE-611

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.