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CVE-2026-105849

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system.

Published Oct 6, 2026 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · payloadcms payload

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 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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 6, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 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 versio

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 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 versio

Affected

  • cpe payloadcms/payloadversion unspecified
  • cpe payloadcms/payload4.0.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2026-105849

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-105849

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2026-105849

    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 useAPIKey enabled can obtain active API ke

    nvd.nist.gov

References