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CVE-2026-101042GHSA-mr43-w6c2-mvjq

parse-server: Parse Server 9.0.0 Authentication Bypass via Unverified Provider Identity

parse-community parse-server
CVSS
7.4High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.21%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in9.10.1-alpha.10Also 8.6.91CVE List
Published27 Sep 2026Updated 30 Sep 2026CVE List

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Description

Parse Server is an open-source backend server. In versions >= 9.0.0 < 9.10.1-alpha.10 and >= 8.0.2 < 8.6.91, the code-based authentication adapters (GitHub, Google Play Games, Instagram, LINE, LinkedIn, Microsoft, QQ, Spotify, WeChat, Weibo) verify the client's authorization code with the external provider on signup and on provider linking, but not when authentication data is supplied together with a username and password on the login endpoint. As a result, a low-privileged authenticated user can attach an arbitrary, unverified provider identity to their own account without the provider ever being contacted, spoofing an external identity toward application logic that trusts the linked provider ID. An attacker can also pre-hijack accounts: by claiming the provider ID of a victim who has not yet linked that provider, the victim's later legitimate sign-in with that provider resolves to the attacker's account. Only deployments configuring one of the affected code-based auth adapters are impacted. Versions 9.10.1-alpha.10 and 8.6.91 fix the issue by running the adapter's credential verification on the login and challenge endpoints and rejecting a provider identity already linked to another user. As a workaround, disable the affected code-based auth adapters.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 4

  • parse-serveraffected: 9.0.0 before 9.10.1-alpha.10CVE List
  • parse-serverunaffected: 9.10.1-alpha.10CVE List
  • parse-serveraffected: 8.0.2 before 8.6.91CVE List
  • parse-serverunaffected: 8.6.91CVE List

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