CVE-2026-8709

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-05. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document patch operation 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 and execute privileged operations against the Security database.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Progress Customer Community

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8709(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 44× in last 7d / 191× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 326 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-20 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 17:39 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-19 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-19 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 22:21 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-18 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-18 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-18 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-18 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-18 01:07 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-18 01:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-17 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-17 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-17 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-17 01:06 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-17 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-16 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-16 07:01 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-16 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-16 03:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-15 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-15 06:50 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-15 06:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-15 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-14 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-09-14 06:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-09-13 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-13 19:28 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-13 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-13 16:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-13 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-13 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-09-13 03:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-12 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-12 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-12 16:03 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-12 16:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-12 12:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-12 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-12 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-12 00:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-11 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-09-11 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-11 09:46 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-11 09:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-11 09:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-11 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-11 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-10 21:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-10 17:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-10 12:46 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-10 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-10 06:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-10 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-09 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-09 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-09 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-09 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-09-08 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-08 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-07 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-07 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-07 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-06 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-06 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-09-06 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-09-06 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-06 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-06 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-06 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-05 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-05 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-09-05 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-09-05 11:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-09-05 07:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-05 03:47 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-09-05 03:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-04 17:10 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-09-04 17:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-04 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-04 09:32 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-09-04 09:31 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8709?
CVE-2026-8709 is a critical vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document patch operation 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 and execute privileged operations against the Security database.
When was CVE-2026-8709 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8709 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2026, with the most recent update on September 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8709 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8709 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 75.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8709?
CVE-2026-8709 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8709?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8709, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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