CVE-2026-30966CWE-284

Parse Server role escalation and CLP bypass via direct `_Join` table write

Critical · published March 10, 2026

CVSS v3.1
10.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00536 · 44.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
Published
2026-03-10T20:45Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 MAR 20:45Z
    Parse Server role escalation and CLP bypass via direct `_Join` table write
    cvelistv5