Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-33498

DoS in Parseplatform Parse-Server ≤ 8.6.55

Published
24 March 2026
Modified
25 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 8.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
EPSS Score 0.0045 37th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-33498 is a high-severity Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674) vulnerability in Parseplatform Parse-Server. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked at the 37th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SC-5 (Denial-of-service Protection) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-33498 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Parse Server, an open-source backend deployable on any Node.js-compatible infrastructure. In versions prior to 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44, the issue allows an unauthenticated HTTP request containing a deeply nested query with logical operators to cause the Parse Server process to hang indefinitely. This renders the server completely unresponsive, necessitating a manual restart, and represents a bypass of the mitigation for the related CVE-2026-32944. The vulnerability is rated 7.5 on the CVSS v3.1 scale (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) and is associated with CWE-674 (Uncontrolled Recursion).

Any unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable Parse Server instance accessible over the network. Successful exploitation leads to a permanent denial of service, as the server process becomes unresponsive without consuming excessive resources beyond the recursive query processing, forcing administrators to restart the service manually.

The issue has been addressed in Parse Server versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44, with patches detailed in GitHub commits 2581b5426047ce9cbcd3d9c0e8379e9c30e23ab5 and 85994eff9e7b34cac7e1a2f5791985022a1461d1, as well as pull requests 10257 and 10258. Security practitioners should upgrade to these fixed versions immediately, as outlined in the official advisory at GHSA-9fjp-q3c4-6w3j.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44, an attacker can send an unauthenticated HTTP request with a deeply nested query containing logical operators…

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to permanently hang the Parse Server process. The server becomes completely unresponsive and must be manually restarted. This is a bypass of the fix for CVE-2026-32944. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.55 and 9.6.0-alpha.44.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-32944Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
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CVE-2026-34573Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
CVE-2026-30925Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
CVE-2026-32770Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
CVE-2026-33538Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
CVE-2026-30946Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
CVE-2026-30972Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
CVE-2026-33421Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server
CVE-2026-34224Same product: Parseplatform Parse-Server

Affected Assets

parseplatform
parse-server
9.6.0 · ≤ 8.6.55 · 9.0.0 — 9.6.0

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Input validation can reject or constrain data that would otherwise drive unbounded recursive calls.

DoS protection mechanisms limit the resource-exhaustion impact of uncontrolled recursion without eliminating the flaw.

System monitoring can observe anomalous resource consumption that signals runaway recursion after it begins.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent coding errors such as missing recursion limits or termination conditions.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of compute resources can detect excessive consumption caused by uncontrolled recursion.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record uncontrolled recursion flaws before deployment.

PR.IR-04 partial match
prevents

Capacity monitoring and resource provisioning can absorb or limit the impact of runaway recursion.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development can detect excessive recursion via static analysis or fuzzing.

prevents

Secure development life cycle requires controls that prevent uncontrolled recursion through design and code review.

prevents

Application security requirements can mandate recursion limits or stack-depth checks.

prevents

Secure system architecture principles include resource-management and input-validation rules that limit recursion.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly prohibit or constrain recursive constructs that could exhaust stack or memory.

finds

Capacity management includes monitoring and limits that mitigate resource exhaustion from runaway recursion.

References