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title: "CVE-2026-116165: Parse Server - Broken Access Control"
description: "Parse Server < 8.6.101 and 9.0.0 < 9.10.4-alpha.4 contains a broken access control caused by missing authorization on MongoDB deployments, letting unauthenticated attackers delete stored schema and modify data, exploit requires no authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-116165/
---

# CVE-2026-116165 Parse Server - Broken Access Control

Parse Server < 8.6.101 and 9.0.0 < 9.10.4-alpha.4 contains a broken access control caused by missing authorization on MongoDB deployments, letting unauthenticated attackers delete stored schema and modify data, exploit requires no authentication.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116165)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

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

Published

25 October 2026

Updated

26 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-862](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 8.6.101 or 9.10.4-alpha.4 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.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116165](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116165)
- [https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qmg9-m772-5rm7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qmg9-m772-5rm7)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parse-server-9.0.0-before-9.10.4-alpha.4-unauthenticated-class-schema-deletion-on-mongodb](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parse-server-9.0.0-before-9.10.4-alpha.4-unauthenticated-class-schema-deletion-on-mongodb)

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