CVE-2026-116162 — Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.5 Privilege Escalation via SMS MFA Login
Parse Server before 8.6.104 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.5 saves the entire login request with master privileges when issuing an SMS multi-factor authentication verification code. An SMS MFA-enrolled user can include extra fields in that request to modify master-key-restricted fields on their own account, such as the email-verification flag or beforeSave-protected values.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+5
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Parse-community Parse-server).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (privilege escalation), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parse-community | Parse-server | ≥ 9.0.0 and < 9.10.5-alpha.5< 8.6.104 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | CVSS 4.0 | Low | — | — | disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 2.1 | CVSS 4.0 | Low | — | — | VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/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 (score shown at the top: disclosure@vulncheck.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Source status changed · Received → Awaiting Analysis
- Affected products added · parse-community/parse-server
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 2.1
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026
References
4 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- High CVE-2026-116165 Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.4-alpha.4 Unauthenticated Class Schema Deletion on MongoDB 1d
- Medium CVE-2026-116164 Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.4-alpha.3 Reserved Field Name Injection via Object Writes 1d
- High CVE-2026-116163 Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.2 Authentication Bypass via AuthAdapter Subclasses 1d
- Medium CVE-2026-116161 Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.4 LiveQuery Information Disclosure via $or Subscriptions 1d
- Low CVE-2026-112769 Parse Server before 8.6.98 and 9.x before 9.10.3-alpha.1 Session Class-Level Permission Bypass 7d
- Medium CVE-2026-112768 Parse Server before 8.6.99 and 9.x before 9.10.3-alpha.2 Information Disclosure via User Update 7d
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-116162 is "Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.5 Privilege Escalation via SMS MFA Login", rated Low. It affects Parse-server (Parse-community); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 2.1 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.38% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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