October 7, 2026

CVE Watchtower

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CVE-2026-105866NVD

Vulnerability 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.
Severity Level
MEDIUM(6.9)
Published Date
Oct 6, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 6, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.35%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-307: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CWE-645: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 6.9 (MEDIUM)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)None
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)Low
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • payloadcms payload >= < 3.90.0
  • payloadcms payload >= >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34
Patched Versions
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