Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-34748

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

Published Apr 1, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Payload is a free

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-34748. EPSS is 0.36%. 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 version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • 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
0.36%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe payloadcms/payload

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.78.0 in @payloadcms/next, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability existed in the admin panel. An authenticated user with write access to a collection could save content that, when viewed by another user, would execute in their browser. This issue has been patched in version 3.78.0.

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  • cpe payloadcms/payloadversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-34748

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-2026-34748. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Payload is a free is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.78.0 in @payloadcms/next, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability existed in the admin panel. An authenticated user with write access to a collection could save content that, when viewed by another user, would execute in their browser. This issue has been patched in version 3.78.0.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.78.0 in @payloadcms/next, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability existed in the admin panel. An authenticated user with write access to a collection could save content that, when viewed by another user, would execute in their browser. This issue has been patched in version 3.78.0.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34748

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-34748

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34748

    Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.78.0 in @payloadcms/next, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability existed in the admin panel. An authenticated user with write access to a collection could save content that, when v

    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.