---
id: CVE-2026-7327
title: >-
  An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document
  processing pipeline of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3
  allows an authenticated user with an administrative REST role to escalate
  privileges
summary: >-
  An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document
  processing pipeline of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3
  allows an authenticated user with an administrative REST role to escalate
  privileges. This …
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
published: '2026-08-05'
updated: '2026-08-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7327'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026
    label: security@progress.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00236
epssPercentile: 0.14863
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T16:39:13.867Z'
---

## Overview

An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document processing pipeline of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with an administrative REST role to escalate privileges. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive server-side data when it is accessed by a higher-privileged user.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.