Critical severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-105845
Payload: SQL Injection in SQLite and Postgres
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an untrusted user who can query readable collections through dynamic filters or joins can submit a request that causes SQL injection in the SQLite and Postgres adapters. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
payload · payloadcms
>= 3.0.0, < 3.88.0; >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105845
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105845
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-v49j-62m6-pgrr
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/a742140ab4fca3160f7f83e9e7d996552ffc3b5a
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.88.0
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