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CVE-2026-116162: Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.5 Privilege Escalation via SMS MFA Login

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-25 · updated 2026-10-29
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Parse Server before 8.6.104 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.5 saves the entire login request with master privileges when issuing an SMS multi-factor authentication verification code. An SMS MFA-enrolled user can include extra fields in that request to modify master-key-restricted fields on their own account, such as the email-verification flag or beforeSave-protected values.

Affected products

• parse-community parse-server: from 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.5 — fixed in 9.10.5-alpha.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: parse-community parse-server 9.10.5-alpha.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9rh6-r4ph-367v
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parse-server-9.0.0-before-9.10.5-alpha.5-privilege-escalation-via-sms-mfa-login

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