CVE-2026-34574
Parse Server: Session field immutability bypass via falsy-value guard
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14, an authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Parse Server: Session field immutability bypass via falsy-value guard
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14, an authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14.
- Record
CVE-2026-34574- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-17502
5.3
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14, an authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14.
- Record
EUVD-2026-17502- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6j3-w9v3-cq22
5.3
Parse Server has a session field immutability bypass via falsy-value guard
Impact
An authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies.
Patches
The truthiness-based guard checks were replaced with key-presence checks that reject any value for protected session fields, including null.
Workarounds
There is no known workaround. A beforeSave trigger on _Session could be used to reject null values for expiresAt and createdWith.
- Record
GHSA-f6j3-w9v3-cq22- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14, an authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14.
- Record
CVE-2026-34574- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
Parse Server: Session field immutability bypass via falsy-value guard
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14, an authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0-alpha.14.
- Record
CVE-2026-34574- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f6j3-w9v3-cq22
5.3
Parse Server has a session field immutability bypass via falsy-value guard
Impact
An authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies.
Patches
The truthiness-based guard checks were replaced with key-presence checks that reject any value for protected session fields, including null.
Workarounds
There is no known workaround. A beforeSave trigger on _Session could be used to reject null values for expiresAt and createdWith.
- Record
GHSA-f6j3-w9v3-cq22- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-parse-2026-34574 No score
Parse Server: Session field immutability bypass via falsy-value guard
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0, an authenticated user can bypass the immutability guard on session fields (expiresAt, createdWith) by sending a null value in a PUT request to the session update endpoint. This allows nullifying the session expiry, making the session valid indefinitely and bypassing configured session length policies. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.69 and 9.7.0.
- Record
BIT-parse-2026-34574- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
parse-servernpm |
9.0.0 up to 9.7.0-alpha.14 | 9.7.0-alpha.14 |
parse-servernpm |
before 8.6.69 | 8.6.69 |
parseBitnami |
before 8.6.69, 9.0.0 up to 9.7.0 | 8.6.699.7.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-34574 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Parse-community Parse-server, published March 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. Fixed in parse-server 9.7.0-alpha.14.
References
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-f6j3-w9v3-cq22
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10347
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10348
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/90802969fc713b7bc9733d7255c7519a6ed75d21
github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ebccd7fe2708007e62f705ee1c820a6766178777
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34574
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f6j3-w9v3-cq22
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/34xxx/CVE-2026-34574.json
github.com/parse-community/parse-server