CVE-2026-105849 (GCVE-0-2026-105849)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 16:09 – Updated: 2026-10-06 17:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Payload: API key disclosure through ordinary document reads
Summary
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, users with ordinary read access to other authentication documents in a collection with useAPIKey enabled can obtain active API keys and exercise the target accounts' permissions until those keys are rotated or disabled. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-06 17:26 UTC
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/ad… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/880d… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/ta… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| payloadcms | payload |
Affected:
>= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0
Affected: >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34 |
guessed |
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