Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-105805Payload: Sort queries could expose protected field information
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in payload from payloadcms. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an untrusted user who can query a readable collection, control its sorting, and select a protected field as the sort parameter can infer limited information about field values the user cannot read. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | payload | 3.88.0 | GHSA-9g87-32v6-3c2r |
| npm | payload | 4.0.0-canary.27 | GHSA-9g87-32v6-3c2r |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| payloadcms | payload | < 3.88.0>= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27 |
Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N