# CVE-2026-27610: Parse Dashboard Has a Cache Key Collision that Leaks Master Key to Read-Only Sessions

- Also known as: GHSA-JHP4-JVQ3-W5XR
- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.0-alpha.8
- Published: 2026-02-25 · Updated: 2026-02-27

## Affected

- parse-community parse-dashboard: from 7.3.0-alpha.42, fixed in 9.0.0-alpha.8
- parse-dashboard (npm): from 7.3.0-alpha.42, fixed in 9.0.0-alpha.8

## Description

Parse Dashboard is a standalone dashboard for managing Parse Server apps. In versions 7.3.0-alpha.42 through 9.0.0-alpha.7, the `ConfigKeyCache` uses the same cache key for both master key and read-only master key when resolving function-typed keys. Under specific timing conditions, a read-only user can receive the cached full master key, or a regular user can receive the cached read-only master key. The fix in version 9.0.0-alpha.8 uses distinct cache keys for master key and read-only master key. As a workaround, avoid using function-typed master keys, or remove the `agent` configuration block from your dashboard configuration.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on parse-community parse-dashboard, parse-dashboard, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.0-alpha.8) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-dashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-jhp4-jvq3-w5xr
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-dashboard/commit/f92a9ef5246d57e51696bd881a15f3b133b2bb50
- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-dashboard/releases/tag/9.0.0-alpha.8

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