CVE-2026-32594 PUBLISHED

Parse Server GraphQL WebSocket endpoint bypasses security middleware

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.03.2026 Published: 13.03.2026 Updated: 13.03.2026

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 8.6.40 and 9.6.0-alpha.14, the GraphQL WebSocket endpoint for subscriptions does not pass requests through the Express middleware chain that enforces authentication, introspection control, and query complexity limits. An attacker can connect to the WebSocket endpoint and execute GraphQL operations without providing a valid application or API key, access the GraphQL schema via introspection even when public introspection is disabled, and send arbitrarily complex queries that bypass configured complexity limits. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.40 and 9.6.0-alpha.14.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.9

Product Status

Vendor parse-community
Product parse-server
Versions
  • Version >= 9.0.0 < 9.6.0-alpha.14 is affected
  • Version < 8.6.40 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE