CVE-2026-33498 is a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in Parse Server, affecting versions prior to 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a deeply nested query, causing the server process to permanently hang and require a manual restart. Rated 7.5 CVSS (High), the attack vector is network-based with low complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. This issue bypasses a previous fix (CVE-2026-32944). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community attention for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.6.55CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
9.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
9.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha10:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
9.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.6.0:alpha11:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
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