Account takeover via unsigned Google authentication tokens
Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 25, 2026
Authentication bypass in Parse Platform Parse Server before 8.6.3 and 9.0.0 through 9.3.1-alpha.3 allows remote attackers to take over accounts. The Google auth adapter trusts the JWT header's alg value, so an unsigned alg:none token is accepted instead of requiring an RS256 signature. Google authentication must be enabled, and exploitation grants access as any user linked to a Google account without credentials.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Parse Platform Parse Server before 8.6.3 and 9.0.0 through 9.3.1-alpha.3 allows remote attackers to take over accounts. The Google auth adapter trusts the JWT header's alg value, so an unsigned alg:none token is accepted instead of requiring an RS256 signature. Google authentication must be enabled, and exploitation grants access as any user linked to a Google account without credentials.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-27804
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Parse Platform
- Product
- Parse Server
- Classifications
- CWE-345, CWE-327, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=< 8.6.3
- Affected versionversion=>= 9.0.0, < 9.3.1-alpha.4
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What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Forged alg:none Google JWT regression testproof of concept · demonstrated
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