---
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'
---

## Overview

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 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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-105804)

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-q6mq-ch85-c8mm