CVE-2026-32248

CRITICAL EPSS 45.5%
Published Mar 12, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Mar 12, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.12 and 8.6.38, an unauthenticated attacker can take over any user account that was created with an authentication provider that does not validate the format of the user identifier (e.g. anonymous authentication). By sending a crafted login request, the attacker can cause the server to perform a pattern-matching query instead of an exact-match lookup, allowing the attacker to match an existing user and obtain a valid session token for that user's account. Both MongoDB and PostgreSQL database backends are affected. Any Parse Server deployment that allows anonymous authentication (enabled by default) is vulnerable. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.12 and 8.6.38.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
45.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-943

Affected Products 13

VendorProductVersionRange
parseplatformparse-server* <8.6.38
parseplatformparse-server*≥9.0.0  –  <9.6.0
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any
parseplatformparse-server9.6.0any

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.38
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.12
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-5fw2-8jcv-xh87
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.