Parse Server crash via deeply nested query condition operators

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2026-32944: 0.50% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 43.00 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact An unauthenticated attacker can crash the Parse Server process by sending a single request with deeply nested query condition operators. This terminates the server and denies service to all connected clients. Patches A depth limit for query condition operator nesting has been added via the requestComplexity.queryDepth server option. The option is disabled by default to avoid a breaking change. To mitigate, upgrade and set the option to a value appropriate for your app. Workarounds None.

Published by the source

17 Mar 2026, 17:35 UTC

Last modified by the source

20 Mar 2026, 12:26 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-32944

Advisory: Parse Server crash via deeply nested query condition operators
IDs: CVE-2026-32944, GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-32944 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: parse-server 9.6.0-alpha.21, 8.6.45. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm parse-server: affected >= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0-alpha.21; < 8.6.45; fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.21, 8.6.45

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls parse-server --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on parse-server.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v (OSV record GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v lists affected ranges: npm parse-server >=9.0.0 =0 <8.6.45 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-9xp9-j92r-p88v lists affected ranges: npm parse-server >=9.0.0 =0 <8.6.45)

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