Path traversal in Parse Server - CVE-2026-30848
Published: April 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124973
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-30848
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the PagesRouter static file serving route when handling crafted path traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to disclose sensitive information.
Only deployments with the pages feature enabled are vulnerable, and exploitation requires a sibling directory whose name shares the same prefix as the configured pages directory.
Affected software
Parse Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-30848
Install security update from vendor's website.
Parse Server - addressed in versions 8.6.8, 9.5.0 alpha.8