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CVE-2026-30949· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Parse Server is missing audience validation in Keycloak authentication adapter

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.5 and 8.6.18, the Keycloak authentication adapter does not validate the azp (authorized party) claim of Keycloak access tokens against the configured client-id. A valid access token issued by the same Keycloak realm for a different client application can be used to authenticate as any user on the Parse Server that uses the Keycloak adapter. This enables cross-application account takeover in multi-client Keycloak realms. All Parse Server deployments that use the Keycloak authentication adapter with a Keycloak realm that has multiple client applications are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.5 and 8.6.18.

HighCVSS 7.6 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Mar 10, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 48th percentile
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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
7.6
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
parseplatformparse-server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • parseplatform parse-serverbefore 8.6.18
  • parseplatform parse-server9.0.0 and later · before 9.5.2
  • parseplatform parse-server9.5.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • parse-community parse-server

    • >= 9.0.0 < 9.5.2-alpha.5, < 8.6.18affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
npmparse-serverfrom 9.0.0 · before 9.5.2-alpha.59.5.2-alpha.5
npmparse-serverbefore 8.6.188.6.18

Same product

parseplatform: all records

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    40Plan
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    40Plan
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    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
parse-community parse-server9.5.2-alpha.5 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
npm:parse-server8.6.18Package registry (OSV)
npm:parse-server9.5.2-alpha.5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-308633 days apartParse Server: JWT audience validation bypass in Google, Apple, and Facebook authentication adapters
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2026-309670 days apartParse Server OAuth2 authentication adapter account takeover via identity spoofing
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-3340914 days apartParse Server: Auth provider validation bypass on login via partial authData
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2026-330428 days apartParse Server affected by empty authData bypassing credential requirement on signup
    27Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2026-3353914 days apartParse Server: SQL injection via aggregate and distinct field names in PostgreSQL adapter
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2025-6815084 days apartParse Server has Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Instagram OAuth Adapter
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2026-322341 days apartParse Server has a SQL injection via query field name when using PostgreSQL
    20Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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

nvd-secondary

Root cause

Authentication is added route by route instead of being enforced in one place. When a route added later bypasses the shared middleware, the session check never runs for it.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-287 class

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Vulnerable

ts
app.use("/admin", requireSession, adminRouter);
// Route added later skips the middlewareapp.post("/admin-api/config", updateConfig);

Fixed

ts
const admin = express.Router();admin.use(requireSession, requireRole("admin"));
admin.post("/config", updateConfig);app.use("/admin", admin);

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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