CVE-2026-105866
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 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, an unauthenticated attacker who knows an account email address or username can abuse the account lockout mechanism of a local-authentication collection to prevent that account from signing in. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 6, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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, an unauthenticated attacker who knows an account email address or username can abuse the account lockout mechanism of a local-authentication collection to prevent that account from signing in. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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, an unauthenticated attacker who knows an account email address or username can abuse the account lockout mechanism of a local-authentication collection to prevent that account from signing in. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Affected
- cpe payloadcms/payloadversion unspecified
- cpe payloadcms/payload4.0.0
Sources
- CVE.orgCVE-2026-105866
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-105866
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2026-105866
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, an unauthenticated attacker who knows an account email address or username can abuse the account lockout mechanism of a local-authentication
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