Vulnerability in Parse-Community Parse-Server
CVE-2026-30966
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.5.2-alpha.7 and 8.6.20, Parse Server's internal tables, which store Relation field mappings such as role memberships, can be directly accessed via the REST API or GraphQL API by any client using only the application key. No master key is required. An attacker can create, read, update, or delete records in any internal relationship table. Exploiting this allows the attacker to inject themselves into any Parse Role, gaining all permissions associated with that role, including full read, write, and delete access to classes protected by role-based Class-Level Permissions (CLP). Similarly, writing to any such table that backs a Relation field used in a pointerFields CLP bypasses that access control. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.7 and 8.6.20.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Parse-community Parse-server — versions >= 9.0.0 < 9.5.2-alpha.7, < 8.6.20
- Parseplatform Parse-server — versions 9.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-30966?
- CVE-2026-30966 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Parse-Community Parse-Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2026-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-30966?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.