CVE-2026-30966
Parse Server has role escalation and CLP bypass via direct `_Join` table write
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by GHSA, Bitnami.
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.5.2-alpha.7 and 8.6.20, Parse Server's internal tables, which store Relation field mappings such as role memberships, can be directly accessed via the REST API or GraphQL API by any client using only the application key. No master key is required. An attacker can create, read, update, or delete records in any internal relationship table. Exploiting this allows the attacker to inject themselves into any Parse Role, gaining all permissions associated with that role, including full read, write, and delete access to classes protected by role-based Class-Level Permissions (CLP). Similarly, writing to any such table that backs a Relation field used in a pointerFields CLP bypasses that access control. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.7 and 8.6.20.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bitnami::Bitnami Vulnerability Database | parse | 8.6.20, 9.5.2 |
| npm::GitHub Security Advisory npm | parse-server | 9.5.2-alpha.7, 8.6.20 |
References
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.20
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.2-alpha.7
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-5f92-jrq3-28rc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30966