Critical severity · published Mar 11, 2026
CVE-2026-31871
Parse Server has a SQL Injection via dot-notation sub-key name in `Increment` operation on PostgreSQL
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.5 and 8.6.31, a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the PostgreSQL storage adapter when processing Increment operations on nested object fields using dot notation (e.g., stats.counter). The sub-key name is interpolated directly into SQL string literals without escaping. An attacker who can send write requests to the Parse Server REST API can inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted sub-key name containing single quotes, potentially executing commands or reading data from the database, bypassing CLPs and ACLs. Only Postgres deployments are affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.5 and 8.6.31.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
parse-server · parse-community
>= 9.0.0 < 9.6.0-alpha.5; < 8.6.31 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31871
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31871
Product
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.31
Product
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.5
Patch
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-gqpp-xgvh-9h7h
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