---
id: CVE-2026-7329
title: >-
  An improper privilege management vulnerability in the SQL, SPARQL, and Optic
  REST query interfaces of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3
  allows an authenticated user with a low-privileged REST role to escalate
  privileges …
summary: >-
  An improper privilege management vulnerability in the SQL, SPARQL, and Optic
  REST query interfaces of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3
  allows an authenticated user with a low-privileged REST role to escalate
  privileges …
severity: critical
cvss: 9.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
published: '2026-08-05'
updated: '2026-08-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7329'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026
    label: security@progress.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00373
epssPercentile: 0.31167
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T16:39:13.908Z'
---

## Overview

An improper privilege management vulnerability in the SQL, SPARQL, and Optic REST query interfaces of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with a low-privileged REST role to escalate privileges to administrator. This enables execution of privileged operations and unauthorized data access.

## Remediation

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