Medium severity · published Feb 6, 2026
CVE-2026-25574
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.74.0, a cross-collection Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in the payload-preferences internal collection. In multi-auth collection environments using Postgres or SQLite with default serial/auto-increment IDs, authenticated users from one auth collection can read and delete preferences belonging to users in different auth collections when their numeric IDs collide. This vulnerability has been patched in v3.74.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Payload · Payloadcms
before 3.74.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25574
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25574
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-jq29-r496-r955
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