Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-105853Payload: Token refresh and password reset responses may expose restricted user fields

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-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 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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, token refresh responses and password reset responses can independently return hidden or read-restricted fields that the requesting user cannot access. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	payload	3.90.0	GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69
npm	payload	4.0.0-canary.34	GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
payloadcms	payload	>= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0>= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/f5f1283d275c58b30e2faa6be7cdc4d49451ea91 x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0 x_refsource_MISC