CVE-2026-105863

CRITICAL

9.2

CVSS v4

Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions after 3.0.0 and before 3.90.0, a custom field option that maps a field to a reserved authentication claim name can place unintended values in the authentication token issued at login. This issue is fixed in version 3.90.0.

CWE-290 CWE-915

How to fix

Remediation Available

payloadnpm

Fixed in:3.90.0GHSA-66wr-7vmr-p5jq

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v4 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

Impact

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-4358	Critical	9.8	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-24112	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-23131	Critical	9.1	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-29441	High	8.6	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-1234	High	7.5	75%	-	-
CVE-2021-31195	Medium	6.5	74%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-105863?

Upgrade payload to 3.90.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-105863 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-105863 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.39% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 31% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-105863?

CVE-2026-105863 has a CVSS v4 base score of 9.2, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-105863 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for payload (npm). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-09.