CVE-2026-32878CWE-1321

Parse Server vulnerable to schema poisoning via prototype pollution in deep copy

Medium · published March 18, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.4
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 9.6.0-alpha.20 and 8.6.44, an attacker can bypass the default request keyword denylist protection and the class-level permission for adding fields by sending a crafted request that exploits prototype pollution in the deep copy mechanism. This allows injecting fields into class schemas that have field addition locked down, and can cause permanent schema type conflicts that cannot be resolved even with the master key. In 9.6.0-alpha.20 and 8.6.44, the vulnerable third-party deep copy library has been replaced with a built-in deep clone mechanism that handles prototype properties safely, allowing the existing denylist check to correctly detect and reject the prohibited keyword. No known workarounds are available.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00522 · 43.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-1321 · Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Published
2026-03-18T21:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 MAR 21:40Z
    Parse Server vulnerable to schema poisoning via prototype pollution in deep copy
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