High 8.7Published Mar 18, 2026

CVE-2026-32944Parse Server crash via deeply nested query condition operators

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.21 and 8.6.45, an unauthenticated attacker can crash the Parse Server process by sending a single request with deeply nested query condition operators. This terminates the server and denies service to all connected clients. Starting in version 9.6.0-alpha.21 and 8.6.45, a depth limit for query condition operator nesting has been added via the `requestComplexity.queryDepth` server option. The option is disabled by default to avoid a breaking change. To mitigate, upgrade and set the option to a value appropriate for your app. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-674
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 19, 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.21; before 8.6.45	CNA record
parseplatform parse-server parseplatform:parse-server	before 8.6.45; 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 14 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v	x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10202	x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10203	x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking

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