CVE-2026-32594CWE-306

Parse Server GraphQL WebSocket endpoint bypasses security middleware

Medium · published March 13, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.1
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 8.6.40 and 9.6.0-alpha.14, the GraphQL WebSocket endpoint for subscriptions does not pass requests through the Express middleware chain that enforces authentication, introspection control, and query complexity limits. An attacker can connect to the WebSocket endpoint and execute GraphQL operations without providing a valid application or API key, access the GraphQL schema via introspection even when public introspection is disabled, and send arbitrarily complex queries that bypass configured complexity limits. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.40 and 9.6.0-alpha.14.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00488 · 41.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Published
2026-03-13T19:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAR 19:56Z
    Parse Server GraphQL WebSocket endpoint bypasses security middleware
    cvelistv5