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CVE-2026-25544 (GCVE-0-2026-25544)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-06 21:07 – Updated: 2026-02-06 21:07

Title

Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters

Summary

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.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/ad…

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	payloadcms	payload	Affected: < 3.73.0

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GHSA-XX6W-JXG9-2WH8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-05 20:51 – Updated: 2026-02-07 00:31

Summary

@payloadcms/drizzle has SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters

Details

Impact

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.

Users are affected if ALL of these are true:

Payload version < v3.73.0
Using a Drizzle-based database adapter (@payloadcms/drizzle as dependency):
@payloadcms/db-postgres
@payloadcms/db-vercel-postgres
@payloadcms/db-sqlite
@payloadcms/db-d1-sqlite
At least one accessible collection that has a type: 'json' or type: 'richText' field where access.read returns anything other than false (true or Where constraint)

Users are NOT affected if:

Using @payloadcms/db-mongodb
No JSON or richText fields exist in any collection
All JSON/richText fields have access: { read: () => false }

Patches

Upgrade to Payload v3.73.0 or later.

Workarounds

If a project cannot upgrade immediately, add access: { read: () => false } to all JSON and richText fields as a temporary mitigation.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "3.73.0"
            }
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        }
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    }
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    "CVE-2026-25544"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-05T20:51:38Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-06T22:16:11Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
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  "modified": "2026-02-07T00:31:51Z",
  "published": "2026-02-05T20:51:38Z",
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FKIE_CVE-2026-25544

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-06 22:16 - Updated: 2026-02-06 22:16

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

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

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-25544 (GCVE-0-2026-25544)

GHSA-XX6W-JXG9-2WH8

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FKIE_CVE-2026-25544

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