---
id: CVE-2026-105805
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 before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an
  untrusted user who can query a readable collection, control its sorting, and
  select a protecte…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
  - CWE-863
vendor: payloadcms
product: payload
affected:
  - payload < 3.88.0
  - 'payload >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27'
patched:
  - payload 3.88.0
  - payload 4.0.0-canary.27
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T17:17:19.183'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105805'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/a742140ab4fca3160f7f83e9e7d996552ffc3b5a
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.88.0'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-9g87-32v6-3c2r
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g87-32v6-3c2r'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - npm
aliases:
  - GHSA-9g87-32v6-3c2r
ecosystem: npm
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T16:23:26.125014Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T16:04:04.480Z'
---

## Overview

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an untrusted user who can query a readable collection, control its sorting, and select a protected field as the sort parameter can infer limited information about field values the user cannot read. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.

## Remediation

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

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-105805)

Affected packages:

- `payload < 3.88.0`
- `payload >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27`

Patched in:

- `payload 3.88.0`
- `payload 4.0.0-canary.27`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g87-32v6-3c2r