CVE-2026-106100

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In @payloadcms/db-mongodb versions before 3.87.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.20, an authenticated user who can update a document can modify fields that field-level write access control does not permit that user to change. The Postgres and SQLite adapters are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 3.87.0 and 4.0.0-canary.20.

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE-915

How to fix

Remediation Available

@payloadcms/db-mongodbnpm

Fixed in:3.87.0GHSA-4ww4-68q3-h7g5

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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 v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-
CVE-2024-46982	High	7.5	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-45428	Critical	9.8	57%	-	-
CVE-2019-17382	Critical	9.1	54%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-13360	Critical	9.8	24%	-	-
CVE-2023-48783	Medium	5.4	22%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-106100?

Upgrade @payloadcms/db-mongodb to 3.87.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-106100 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-106100 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.22% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 12% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-106100?

CVE-2026-106100 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1, rated high. 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-2026-106100 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for @payloadcms/db-mongodb (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 2026-10-06.