CVE-2026-31828 [Medium] | Privilege Escalation in Parse-Server

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.5.2-alpha.13 and 8.6.26, the LDAP authentication adapter is vulnerable to LDAP injection. User-supplied input (authData.id) is interpolated directly into LDAP Distinguished Names (DN) and group search filters without escaping special characters. This allows an attacker with valid LDAP credentials to manipulate the bind DN structure and to bypass group membership checks. This enables privilege escalation from any authenticated LDAP user to a member of any restricted group. The vulnerability affects Parse Server deployments that use the LDAP authentication adapter with group-based access control. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.5.2-alpha.13 and 8.6.26.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-17	0.14%	0.16%	+0.03%
2	2026-03-11	—	0.14%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-05-17

0.14%

0.16%

+0.03%

2026-03-11

—

0.14%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.0	4.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/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` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network. Attack complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable. Attack requirements (AT:P) Additional preconditions must be present for exploitation. Privileges required (PR:L) Low privileges are required. User interaction (UI:N) No user interaction is required. Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N) No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:H) High integrity impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N) No availability impact on the vulnerable system. Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N) No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N) No integrity impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N) No availability impact on subsequent systems. Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X) Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked). Confidentiality requirement (CR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Integrity requirement (IR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Availability requirement (AR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Modified attack vector (MAV:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV). Modified attack complexity (MAC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC). Modified attack requirements (MAT:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT). Modified privileges required (MPR:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR). Modified user interaction (MUI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI). Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric. Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric. Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric. Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric. Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric. Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric. Safety (supplemental) (S:X) Not evaluated. Automatable (supplemental) (AU:X) Not evaluated. Recovery (supplemental) (R:X) Not evaluated. Value density (supplemental) (V:X) Not evaluated. Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:X) Not evaluated. Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X) Not evaluated.	—	—	[email protected]
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.0

4.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/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

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Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:P): Additional preconditions must be present for exploitation.
Privileges required (PR:L): Low privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N): No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N): No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:H): High integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N): No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N): No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N): No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N): No availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X): Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked).
Confidentiality requirement (CR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Integrity requirement (IR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Availability requirement (AR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Modified attack vector (MAV:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV).
Modified attack complexity (MAC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC).
Modified attack requirements (MAT:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT).
Modified privileges required (MPR:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR).
Modified user interaction (MUI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI).
Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric.
Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric.
Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric.
Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric.
Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric.
Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric.
Safety (supplemental) (S:X): Not evaluated.
Automatable (supplemental) (AU:X): Not evaluated.
Recovery (supplemental) (R:X): Not evaluated.
Value density (supplemental) (V:X): Not evaluated.
Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:X): Not evaluated.
Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X): Not evaluated.

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[email protected]

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-31828

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
parseplatform	parse-server	< 8.6.26	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server::::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	>= 9.0.0, < 9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server::::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha1::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha10::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha11::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha12::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha2::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha3::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha4::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha5::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha6::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha7::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha8::::node.js::*
parseplatform	parse-server	9.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:parseplatform:parse-server:9.5.2:alpha9::::node.js::*

References for CVE-2026-31828

URL	Tags
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.26	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.5.2-alpha.13	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7m6r-fhh7-r47c	Vendor Advisory Patch

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CVE-2026-31828 | Parse Server has an LDAP injection via unsanitized user input in DN and group filter construction

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-31828

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-31828

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-31828

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-31828

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-31828

References for CVE-2026-31828