Findings

CVE-2026-33538

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js.

Published Mar 24, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · parseplatform parse-server

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52, an unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service by sending authentication requests with arbitrary, unconfigured provider names. The server executes a database query for each unconfigured provider before rejecting the request, and since no database index exists for unconfigured providers, each request triggers a full collection scan on the user database. This can be parallelized to saturate database resources. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52.

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  1. Mar 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52, an unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service by sending authentication requests with arbitrary, unconfigured provider names. The server executes a database query for each unconfigured provider before rejecting the request, and since no data

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52, an unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service by sending authentication requests with arbitrary, unconfigured provider names. The server executes a database query for each unconfigured provider before rejecting the request, and since no data

Affected

  • cpe parseplatform/parse-serverversion unspecified
  • cpe parseplatform/parse-server9.6.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33538

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33538

    Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.58 and 9.6.0-alpha.52, an unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service by sending authentication requests with arbitrary, unconfigured provider na

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-33538 · ZeroDay Findings