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High severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2026· Updated Mar 19, 2026

Parse Server crash via deeply nested query condition operators

CVE-2026-32944

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.21 and 8.6.45, an unauthenticated attacker can crash the Parse Server process by sending a single request with deeply nested query condition operators. This terminates the server and denies service to all connected clients. Starting in version 9.6.0-alpha.21 and 8.6.45, a depth limit for query condition operator nesting has been added via the requestComplexity.queryDepth server option. The option is disabled by default to avoid a breaking change. To mitigate, upgrade and set the option to a value appropriate for your app. No known workarounds are available.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
parse-servernpm
>= 9.0.0, < 9.6.0-alpha.219.6.0-alpha.21
parse-servernpm
< 8.6.458.6.45

Affected products

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Patches

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