CVE-2026-105849

7.7 HIGH 0.3% exploit odds Fix listed Other

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-10-05 23:06 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-10-06 17:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-15 00:13 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.7 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-10-06 17:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-15 00:13 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-201
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Payloadcms Payload < 3.90.0
Payloadcms Payload 4.0.0

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.7

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: Present
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record