CVE-2026-32770CWE-248

Parse Server: LiveQuery subscription with invalid regular expression crashes server

Medium · published March 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.0
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 9.6.0-alpha.19 and 8.6.43, a remote attacker can crash the Parse Server by subscribing to a LiveQuery with an invalid regular expression pattern. The server process terminates when the invalid pattern reaches the regex engine during subscription matching, causing denial of service for all connected clients. The fix in 9.6.0-alpha.19 and 8.6.43 validates regular expression patterns at subscription time, rejecting invalid patterns before they are stored. Additionally, a defense-in-depth try-catch prevents any subscription matching error from crashing the server process. As a workaround, disable LiveQuery if it is not needed.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00738 · 54.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-248 · Uncaught Exception
Published
2026-03-18T21:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 MAR 21:37Z
    Parse Server: LiveQuery subscription with invalid regular expression crashes server
    cvelistv5