Summary
Parse Dashboard is Missing Authorization for its Agent Endpoint
Workarounds
Remove the agent configuration block from your dashboard configuration. Dashboards without an agent config are not affected.
Resources
Impact
The AI Agent API endpoint (POST /apps/:appId/agent) does not enforce authorization. Authenticated users scoped to specific apps can access any other app's agent endpoint by changing the app ID in the URL. Read-only users are given the full master key instead of the read-only master key and can supply write permissions in the request body to perform write and delete operations.
Affected are only dashboards with agent configuration enabled.
The application does not perform an authorization check before performing a sensitive operation. Typical impact: unauthorized access to restricted functionality or data.
Affected versions
Security releases
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The fix adds per-app authorization checks and restricts read-only users to the readOnlyMasterKey with write permissions stripped server-side.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2026-27608? CVE-2026-27608 is a critical-severity missing authorization vulnerability in parse-dashboard (npm), affecting versions >= 7.3.0-alpha.42, <= 9.0.0-alpha.7. It is fixed in 9.0.0-alpha.8. The application does not perform an authorization check before performing a sensitive operation.
- Which versions of parse-dashboard are affected by CVE-2026-27608? parse-dashboard (npm) versions >= 7.3.0-alpha.42, <= 9.0.0-alpha.7 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-27608? Yes. CVE-2026-27608 is fixed in 9.0.0-alpha.8. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2026-27608 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2026-27608 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2026-27608 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-27608? Upgrade
parse-dashboardto 9.0.0-alpha.8 or later.