High severity · published Mar 18, 2026
CVE-2026-32770
Parse Server: LiveQuery subscription with invalid regular expression crashes server
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
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.19 and 8.6.43, a remote attacker can crash the Parse Server by subscribing to a LiveQuery with an invalid regular expression pattern. The server process terminates when the invalid pattern reaches the regex engine during subscription matching, causing denial of service for all connected clients. The fix in 9.6.0-alpha.19 and 8.6.43 validates regular expression patterns at subscription time, rejecting invalid patterns before they are stored. Additionally, a defense-in-depth try-catch prevents any subscription matching error from crashing the server process. As a workaround, disable LiveQuery if it is not needed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% 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.19; < 8.6.43 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32770
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32770
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10197
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/10199
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-827p-g5x5-h86c
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