CVE-2026-121414

Parse Server before 8.6.110 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.6-alpha.2 Denial of Service via afterSave Pointer Update

Published Nov 3, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Parse Server before 8.6.110 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.6-alpha.2 fails to contain a serialization error when an object update uses a dot notation key targeting a pointer field's object identifier on a class with an afterSave trigger. Attackers, including unauthenticated clients when objects are writable without a session, can send such an update to crash the Node process.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parse Community
Parse Community parse Server
Vendors & Products Parse Community
Parse Community parse Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Parse Server before 8.6.110 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.6-alpha.2 fails to contain a serialization error when an object update uses a dot notation key targeting a pointer field's object identifier on a class with an afterSave trigger. Attackers, including unauthenticated clients when objects are writable without a session, can send such an update to crash the Node process.
Title Parse Server before 8.6.110 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.6-alpha.2 Denial of Service via afterSave Pointer Update
First Time appeared Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
Weaknesses CWE-248
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Parseplatform
Parseplatform parse-server
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 7, 2026, 2:54 AM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2026, 12:28 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 3, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Nov 7, 2026, 3:17 AM