CVE-2026-116163 Parse Server 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.2 Authentication Bypass via AuthAdapter Subclasses
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116163?
CVE-2026-116163 is a critical vulnerability in parse-community parse-server, published on 25 Oct 2026.
Official description
Parse Server before 8.6.102 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.2 contains an authentication bypass because the validateSetUp, validateLogin, and validateUpdate methods of custom adapters subclassing AuthAdapter are never called, and an inherited default that accepts any authData is used instead. Attackers can supply arbitrary authData to sign up, link identities, log in as existing users, or skip custom additional authentication factors.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116163?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f559-fhp5-c24h, GHSA-rq3w-5c6f-p7wr.