CVE-2026-116163 Parse Server - Authentication Bypass

Parse Server < 8.6.102 and 9.0.0 < 9.10.5-alpha.2 contain an authentication bypass caused by missing calls to validateSetUp, validateLogin, and validateUpdate in custom AuthAdapter subclasses, letting attackers bypass authentication by supplying arbitrary authData, exploit requires use of vulnerable custom adapters.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
Impact
Broken Authentication
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
25 October 2026
Updated
26 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-287

Vendor fix

Update to version 8.6.102 or 9.10.5-alpha.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

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