CVE•Published 2026-10-12•Modified 2026-10-15•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-85972
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
15
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 85% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Progress MarkLogic Server 12.x releases before 12.1.0 and 11.x releases before 11.3.7 do not sufficiently verify the identity of a Kerberos authentication service in certain password-based authentication configurations. A network-positioned attacker could impersonate trusted authentication infrastructure, potentially resulting in unauthorized access or modification of protected data.
Timeline
Published 2026-10-12
Modified 2026-10-15
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-85972Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
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GitHub code
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Google dork
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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