{"id":"CVE-2026-105849","title":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system","summary":"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, users with ordinary read access to other authentication documents in a collection with…","severity":"high","cvss":7.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","cwe":["CWE-201","CWE-862"],"vendor":"payloadcms","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":"2026-10-06T18:16:48.367","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105849","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/880d2e900be22cd66a9e939f2b3e702fa413180f","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-238x-w2j9-gwwr","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-238x-w2j9-gwwr"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","ghsa","npm"],"aliases":["GHSA-238x-w2j9-gwwr"],"ecosystem":"npm","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-06T17:26:14.965583Z"},"cvssSource":"cna","ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T17:09:22.182Z","slug":"CVE-2026-105849","body":"## Overview\n\nPayload 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, users with ordinary read access to other authentication documents in a collection with useAPIKey enabled can obtain active API keys and exercise the target accounts' permissions until those keys are rotated or disabled. 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-2026-105849)\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-238x-w2j9-gwwr","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}