CVE-2026-121414
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Parse Server before 8.6.110 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.6-alpha.2 fails to contain a serialization error when an object update uses a dot notation key targeting a pointer field's object identifier on a class with an afterSave trigger. Attackers, including unauthenticated clients when objects are writable without a session, can send such an update to crash the Node process.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.2
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-03 15:17:30.710000
Last modified
2026-11-03 15:17:31.133000
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"published": "2026-11-03T15:17:30.710",
"lastModified": "2026-11-03T15:17:31.133",
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}
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"source": "[email protected]"
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