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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-25544

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

Published Feb 6, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 9, 2026 · Payload is a free

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25544. EPSS is 0.83%. 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.83%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor payloadcms payload < 3.73.0

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor payloadcms payload < 3.73.0< 3.73.0

How to fix CVE-2026-25544

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-2026-25544. EPSS is 0.83%. Act only if a listed version of Payload is a free is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with payloadcms payload < 3.73.0 < 3.73.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.83%. 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.

  1. Feb 6, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixe

  2. Feb 9, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixe

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25544

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-25544

    30-day exploitation probability 0.83%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5570

    Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 3, 2026