{"id":"CVE-2026-105804","title":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system","summary":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password h…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","cwe":["CWE-916"],"vendor":"payload","product":"payload","affected":["payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0","payload >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34"],"patched":["payload 3.90.0","payload 4.0.0-canary.34"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T18:16:47.663","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105804","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/1bc76e540a10f3ec88340f40591a57dae7456d01","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm"}],"tags":["nvd","ghsa","npm","cve.org"],"aliases":["GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm"],"ecosystem":"npm","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-06T17:40:21.525377Z"},"cvssSource":"cna","ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T16:04:04.479Z","slug":"CVE-2026-105804","body":"## Overview\n\nPayload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password hashing, reducing the computational effort required to test recovered password hashes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-105804)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `payload >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0`\n- `payload >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `payload 3.90.0`\n- `payload 4.0.0-canary.34`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":31,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":31.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}