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, the server fails to enforce a field-level access.update restriction on the password field of an authentication collection. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-fx49-4h83-wjv9
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/9de9e7911e29d60870a1d5480412524c63d6411e
Published: 2026-10-06
Updated: 2026-10-06
Base Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 7.6
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00326