CVE-2026-7557 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in the SAML authentication module of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and impersonate any user, including administrators. This vulnerability affects deployments with SAML single sign-on enabled.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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References

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

History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in the SAML authentication module of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and impersonate any user, including administrators. This vulnerability affects deployments with SAML single sign-on enabled.
Title		SAML authentication bypass in Progress MarkLogic Server
Weaknesses		CWE-347
References		https://community.progress.com/s/article/Marklogic-Critical-Security-Alert-Bulletin-August-2026
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ProgressSoftware

Published: 2026-08-05T15:33:05.872Z

Updated: 2026-08-05T18:42:22.772Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T19:27:17.815Z

Link: CVE-2026-7557

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T18:14:46.701Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T17:45:16Z

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