CVE-2026-105855
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 16 %ileUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, the server fails to enforce a field-level access.update restriction on the password field of an authentication collection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.9–7.6
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-fx49-4h83-wjv9Payload didn't enforce field-level password update restrictions2026-10-06ghsa · osvUS
## Impact When an auth collection defined a field-level access.update restriction on the password field, the restriction was not enforced on the server correctly. ## Patches Users should upgrade Payload packages to `>= 3.90.0` or `>= 4.0.0-canary.34`.
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