Medium severity · published Apr 1, 2026
CVE-2026-34749
Payload has a CSRF Protection Bypass in Authentication Flow
5.4
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1, a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the authentication flow. Under certain conditions, the configured CSRF protection could be bypassed, allowing cross-site requests to be made. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
payload · payloadcms
< 3.79.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34749
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34749
Product
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.79.1
Mitigation
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-p6mr-xf3r-ghq4
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