Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44, an attacker can send an unauthenticated HTTP request with a deeply nested query containing logical operators to permanently hang the Parse Server process. The server becomes completely unresponsive and must be manually restarted. This is a bypass of the fix for CVE-2026-32944. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44.
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9fjp-q3c4-6w3j
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10258
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10257
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/85994eff9e7b34cac7e1a2f5791985022a1461d1
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/2581b5426047ce9cbcd3d9c0e8379e9c30e23ab5
Published: 2026-03-24
Updated: 2026-03-25
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
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
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00045