CVE-2026-32944 PUBLISHED

Parse Server crash via deeply nested query condition operators

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 17.03.2026 Published: 18.03.2026 Updated: 18.03.2026

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.21 and 8.6.45, 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. Starting in version 9.6.0-alpha.21 and 8.6.45, 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. No known workarounds are available.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor parse-community
Product parse-server
Versions
  • Version >= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0-alpha.21 is affected
  • Version < 8.6.45 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion CWE