Account takeover via unbound OAuth2 token identity
Published Mar 10, 2026 · Updated Mar 10, 2026
Improper authentication in Parse Server before 8.6.22 and 9.0.0 through 9.5.2-alpha.8 allows remote authenticated users to take over accounts. The OAuth2 adapter accepts any active provider token without binding its subject to the user named by authData.id when useridField is unset. Exploitation requires the generic OAuth2 adapter, an omitted useridField option, and any valid token from the same provider; successful login grants the victim account's access.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Parse Server before 8.6.22 and 9.0.0 through 9.5.2-alpha.8 allows remote authenticated users to take over accounts. The OAuth2 adapter accepts any active provider token without binding its subject to the user named by authData.id when useridField is unset. Exploitation requires the generic OAuth2 adapter, an omitted useridField option, and any valid token from the same provider; successful login grants the victim account's access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-30967
- Published
- Mar 10, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Parse Platform
- Product
- Parse Server
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 8.6.22
- Affected versionversion=>= 9.0.0 < 9.5.2-alpha.9
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