Critical RCE in an enterprise database (MarkLogic) allowing server-side code execution; impacts organizations running MarkLogic and warrants broad IT/DBA notification.
CVE-2026-85955
Remote code execution via XQuery eval privilege bypass in MarkLogic Server
Is CVE-2026-85955 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-85955 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-85955?
CVE-2026-85955 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-85955?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-85955. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-85955 affect?
CVE-2026-85955 affects MarkLogic Server 12.x before 12.1.0, MarkLogic Server 11.x before 11.3.7. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-85955?
Upgrade to 12.1.0 or 11.3.7 immediately; restrict query-execution access and apply compensating controls
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote server-side code execution by an attacker with query-execution access, bypassing eval privilege to run code with elevated permissions.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 11.0.0 and < 11.3.7
- affected>= 12.0.0 and < 12.1.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.