Vulnerability · CVE-2026-105862
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system.
Published Oct 6, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Payload is a free
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-105862. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Payload is a free is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Payload is a free).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe 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, a collection that allows downloadable SVG uploads can store a malicious SVG that bypasses sanitization and executes attacker-controlled JavaScript when a user downloads and opens the SVG. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
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- cpe payloadcms/payload4.0.0
How to fix CVE-2026-105862
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-105862. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Payload is a free is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 4.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type; CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
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, a collection that allows downloadable SVG uploads can store a malicious SVG that bypasses sanitization and executes attacker-controlled JavaScript when a user downloads and opens the SVG. 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, a collection that allows downloadable SVG uploads can store a malicious SVG that bypasses sanitization and executes attacker-controlled JavaScript when a user downloads and opens the SVG. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-105862
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-105862
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-105862
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, a collection that allows downloadable SVG uploads can store a malicious SVG that bypasses sanitization and executes attacker-controlled Java
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.