Vulnerability · CVE-2026-85970
Improper XML external entity restriction in Progress MarkLogic Server
Published Oct 12, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85970. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server
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.
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- vendor Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Serverversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-85970
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85970. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-611: XML External Entity (XXE). EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 12, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Oct 15, 2026 · CIRCL Vulnerability Lookup
Updated
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.
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85970
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.
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85970
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-85970
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85970
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.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.