CVE-2026-105853Medium· 6.5▾ Sunlit

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system

▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal

Depth score36/ 100 · Low

impact 35.8 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0

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Proof of concept

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Published

Oct 6, 2026

Updated

Oct 15, 2026

CVSS

6.5

Vendor

payloadcms

Product

payload

CWE

CWE-200

Depth score

36 · Low

EPSS

0.26% · p17

Platforms

—

Source

NVD

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scores by source

CNA 7.1 · NVD 6.5

CISA SSVC

decided 2026-10-09

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.

EPSS history

Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Oct 8.

0.3% → 0.3%

Timeline

Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.

5 events · 9 days

Oct 6, 2026Published
Disclosed via NVD
Oct 8, 2026EPSS first tracked
0.3%
Oct 15, 2026Record revised
Last analysed / modified upstream
Oct 15, 2026CVSS changed
7.1 → 6.5
Oct 15, 2026Severity changed
high → medium

payloadcms CWE-200 #nvd #ghsa #npm #cve.org

Affected

payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0
payload = 4.0.0

Patched in

payload 3.90.0

Full technical detail▾

Overview

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, token refresh responses and password reset responses can independently return hidden or read-restricted fields that the requesting user cannot access. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

Affected

payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0
payload = 4.0.0

Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

payload 3.90.0

Package advisory (CVE-2026-105853)

Affected packages:

payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0
payload >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34

Patched in:

payload 3.90.0
payload 4.0.0-canary.34

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69

References

Change history

Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.

Oct 15, 2026CVSS 7.1 → 6.5
Oct 15, 2026Severity high → medium

Related vulnerabilities

Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.

#nvd#ghsa#npm#cve.org

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CVE-2026-105853Medium· 6.5▾ Sunlit

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system

▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal

Depth score36/ 100 · Low

impact 35.8 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0

⚡ Agent-ready:Raw markdown ↗JSON ↗

Proof of concept

Need a working PoC? Pro members can cast a request and our team develops one — it lands right here.

…

Published

Oct 6, 2026

Updated

Oct 15, 2026

CVSS

6.5

Vendor

payloadcms

Product

payload

CWE

CWE-200

Depth score

36 · Low

EPSS

0.26% · p17

Platforms

—

Source

NVD

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scores by source

CNA 7.1 · NVD 6.5

CISA SSVC

decided 2026-10-09

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.

EPSS history

Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Oct 8.

0.3% → 0.3%

Timeline

Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.

5 events · 9 days

Oct 6, 2026Published
Disclosed via NVD
Oct 8, 2026EPSS first tracked
0.3%
Oct 15, 2026Record revised
Last analysed / modified upstream
Oct 15, 2026CVSS changed
7.1 → 6.5
Oct 15, 2026Severity changed
high → medium

payloadcms CWE-200 #nvd #ghsa #npm #cve.org

Affected

payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0
payload = 4.0.0

Patched in

payload 3.90.0

Full technical detail▾

Overview

Affected

payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0
payload = 4.0.0

Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

payload 3.90.0

Package advisory (CVE-2026-105853)

Affected packages:

payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0
payload >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34

Patched in:

payload 3.90.0
payload 4.0.0-canary.34

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69

References

Change history

Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.

Oct 15, 2026CVSS 7.1 → 6.5
Oct 15, 2026Severity high → medium

Related vulnerabilities

Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.

#nvd#ghsa#npm#cve.org