CVE-2026-105866
6.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
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, an unauthenticated attacker who knows an account email address or username can abuse the account lockout mechanism of a local-authentication collection to prevent that account from signing in. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| payloadcms | payload | < 3.90.0 | affected |
| payloadcms | payload | >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-307: CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
- CWE-645: CWE-645: Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-v5gf-vpjc-pc7w
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/1c46204a73a0a9f988a80c52690eee5a4ada3cf1
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0
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