# CVE-2026-7327: Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST API document processing

> An authenticated user with an administrative REST role can escalate privileges to access sensitive server-side data in Progress MarkLogic Server.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xp9q-9vhj-ggp6

## What is CVE-2026-7327?

CVE-2026-7327 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server, published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7327?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Marklogic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-7327?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7327 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7327 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server

- [CVE-2026-7329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7329/): Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST query interfaces (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-8709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8709/): Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server REST document patch operation (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-9193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9193/): Privilege escalation in Progress MarkLogic Server Hadoop integration (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-9192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9192/): Authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server ODBC App Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-9195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9195/): Cross-site scripting in Progress MarkLogic Server Query Console (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7327 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7327 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server, published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software Corporation MarkLogic Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7327/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7327/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7327
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7327
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7327

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7327/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.