CVE-2026-33508 Parse Server: LiveQuery subscription query depth bypass
Attackers can cause service disruption in Parse Server by sending deeply nested LiveQuery subscriptions that bypass complexity limits, leading to excessive CPU consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-33508?
CVE-2026-33508 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Parseplatform Parse-Server, published on 24 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to versions 8.6.56 and 9.6.0-alpha.45, Parse Server's LiveQuery component does not enforce the requestComplexity.queryDepth configuration setting when processing WebSocket subscription requests. An attacker can send a subscription with deeply nested logical operators, causing excessive recursion and CPU consumption that degrades or disrupts service availability. This issue has been patched in versions 8.6.56 and 9.6.0-alpha.45.
Weakness: CWE-674
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33508?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including parse-server and parse. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
parse-server npm | All versions | 8.6.56 |
parse-server npm | All versions | 8.6.56 |
parse-server npm | From 9.0.0 | 9.6.0-alpha.45 |
parse-server npm | From 9.0.0 | 9.6.0-alpha.45 |
parse Bitnami | All versions | 8.6.56, 9.6.0 |
Products include Parseplatform Parse-Server.
How do I fix CVE-2026-33508?
Upgrade parse-server to a fixed version for your release line: 8.6.56 or 9.6.0-alpha.45.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-33508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Parseplatform Parse-Server
- CVE-2026-30966 Parse Server role escalation and CLP bypass via direct `_Join` table write
- CVE-2024-27298 Parse Server literalizeRegexPart SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-24760 Command Injection in Parse server
- CVE-2026-30965 Parse Server session token exfiltration via `redirectClassNameForKey` query parameter
- CVE-2023-36475 Parse Server vulnerable to remote code execution via MongoDB BSON parser through prototype pollution
Sources
Also known as BIT-parse-2026-33508, GHSA-6qh5-m6g3-xhq6.