---
id: CVE-2026-105847
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,
  a user who can query a collection with a polymorphic join to sensitive fields
  can infe…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
  - CWE-639
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: '2026-10-06T18:16:48.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105847'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/caa3f69b5aecc6e7c2b459ed87972cbca9f33ee5
    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-fpww-c55p-cjv6
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fpww-c55p-cjv6'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - npm
aliases:
  - GHSA-fpww-c55p-cjv6
ecosystem: npm
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T17:22:09.250635Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T17:09:22.185Z'
---

## 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, a user who can query a collection with a polymorphic join to sensitive fields can infer hidden or read-restricted values, including password-reset tokens, through polymorphic join filters. 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-2026-105847)

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-fpww-c55p-cjv6