Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-25544Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity SQL injection 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 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.4% 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. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	@payloadcms/drizzle	3.73.0	GHSA-xx6w-jxg9-2wh8

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
payloadcms	payload	< 3.73.0

Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-xx6w-jxg9-2wh8 x_refsource_CONFIRM