Medium 4.3Published Mar 18, 2026

CVE-2026-32742Parse Server session creation endpoint allows overwriting server-generated session fields

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 5:10 AM ET)

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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.17 and 8.6.42, an authenticated user can overwrite server-generated session fields (`sessionToken`, `expiresAt`, `createdWith`) when creating a session object via `POST /classes/_Session`. This allows bypassing the server's session expiration policy by setting an arbitrary far-future expiration date. It also allows setting a predictable session token value. Starting in version 9.6.0-alpha.17 and 8.6.42, the session creation endpoint filters out server-generated fields from user-supplied data, preventing them from being overwritten. As a workaround, add a `beforeSave` trigger on the `_Session` class to validate and reject or strip any user-supplied values for `sessionToken`, `expiresAt`, and `createdWith`.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-915
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Mar 20, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

parse-community parse-server parse_community:parse_server (from the name)	from 9.0.0, < 9.6.0-alpha.17; before 8.6.42	CNA record
parseplatform parse-server parseplatform:parse-server	before 8.6.42; from 9.0.0 before 9.6.0; 9.6.0; 9.6.0; 9.6.0; 9.6.0; 9.6.0; 9.6.0; and 9 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-5v7g-9h8f-8pgg	x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10195	x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10196	x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking

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