5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-32878
Parse Server vulnerable to schema poisoning via prototype pollution in deep copy
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 18, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Parseplatform parse-server
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Parse Server to a patched version to prevent prototype pollution.
  • Update Parse Server to 9.6.0-alpha.20 or later.
  • Update Parse Server to 8.6.44 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10200
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10201
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccr-fpp6-78qf
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-1321
    Added Reference https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10200
    Added Reference https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10201
    Added Reference https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9ccr-fpp6-78qf
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