High severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-105855
Payload: Field-level password update restrictions were not enforced
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, the server fails to enforce a field-level access.update restriction on the password field of an authentication collection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
payload · payloadcms
< 3.90.0; >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105855
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105855
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-fx49-4h83-wjv9
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/9de9e7911e29d60870a1d5480412524c63d6411e
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0
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