CVE-2026-105849 json
Payload: API key disclosure through ordinary document reads
published last mo. modified 26d ago also EUVD-2026-93492 , GHSA-238x-w2j9-gwwr
- cvss
- 8.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- npm payload 3.90.0, 4.0.0-canary.34
- payloadcms payload 3.90.0, 4.0.0-canary.34
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.7 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.7 | 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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | payload | >=3.0.0, <3.90.0 >=4.0.0-canary.0, <4.0.0-canary.34 |
3.90.0 4.0.0-canary.34 |
Affected products
- payloadcms payload
Classification
References
-
github.com
/payloadcms/payload/commit/880d2e900be22cd66a9e939f2b3e702fa413180f
web, patch
-
github.com
/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0
web, patch, release-notes
-
github.com
/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-238x-w2j9-gwwr
web, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/payloadcms/payload
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-105849
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-238x-w2j9-gwwr
- NVD CVE-2026-105849
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