Parse · Parse Server · CVE-2026-32742
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Parse Server versions prior to 9.6.0-alpha.17
Parse Server versions prior to 8.6.42
**Description**
An authenticated user can overwrite server-generated session fields (`sessionToken`, `expiresAt`, `createdWith`) when creating a session object via the `POST /classes/ Session` API endpoint. This allows bypassing the server's session expiration policy by setting an arbitrary far-future expiration date and allows setting a predictable session token value. The `sessionToken`, `expiresAt`, and `createdWith` are vulnerable parameters.
**Recommendations**
Versions prior to 9.6.0-alpha.17: Upgrade to version 9.6.0-alpha.17 or later.
Versions prior to 8.6.42: Upgrade to version 8.6.42 or later.
As a workaround for all affected versions, add a `beforeSave` trigger on the ` Session` class to validate and reject or strip any user-supplied values for `sessionToken`, `expiresAt`, and `createdWith`.