Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, the server fails to enforce a field-level access.update restriction on the password field of an authentication collection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fx49-4h83-wjv9 Payload didn't enforce field-level password update restrictions
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/9de9e7911e29d60870a1d5480412524c63d6411e cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-fx49-4h83-wjv9 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, the server fails to enforce a field-level access.update restriction on the password field of an authentication collection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Title Payload: Field-level password update restrictions were not enforced
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T17:18:56.091Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T23:06:29.748Z

Link: CVE-2026-105855

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Updated: 2026-10-06T17:18:48.119Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T17:17:21.430

Modified: 2026-10-06T20:03:40.690

Link: CVE-2026-105855

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Updated: 2026-10-06T18:30:05Z

Weaknesses