---
id: "CVE-2026-116162"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116162"]
title: "Parse Server: SMS MFA login request saves fields with master privileges"
severity: "low"
cvss: 2.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["node", "package", "parse-server", "self-hosted", "sms-mfa"]
not_affected_if: ["no-sms-mfa", "patched-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-25T14:16:54+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-25T14:41:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T14:44:21+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116162", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T14:41:22+00:00"}]
---

# Parse Server: SMS MFA login request saves fields with master privileges

Parse Server saves the whole login request with master-key privileges when it issues an SMS multi-factor verification code. A user enrolled in SMS MFA can add extra fields to that request and change restricted fields on their own account, such as the email-verified flag.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed `parse` or `parse-server` version in `package.json` or the lockfile and compare it with the fixed versions.
- Confirm whether SMS MFA is enabled for your users in the Parse Server auth configuration.

## Fix

- Upgrade `parse-server` 8.x to `8.6.104` or later.
- Upgrade `parse-server` 9.x to `9.10.5-alpha.5` or later; 9.0.0 is not fixed.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-25T14:41:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116162

## From the sources

Parse Server before 8.6.104 and 9.0.0 before 9.10.5-alpha.5 saves the entire login request with master privileges when issuing an SMS multi-factor authentication verification code. An SMS MFA-enrolled user can include extra fields in that request to modify master-key-restricted fields on their own account, such as the email-verification flag or beforeSave-protected values.

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