CVE-2026-105849: Payload: API key disclosure through ordinary document reads
payloadcms · payload
Affected: payloadcms · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 23% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, users with ordinary read access to other authentication documents in a collection with useAPIKey enabled can obtain active API keys and exercise the target accounts' permissions until those keys are rotated or disabled. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- payloadcms · payload>= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0; >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- payloadcms
- Published
- October 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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