CVE-2026-105865: Payload: Incomplete validation during the upload file lifecycle

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-06 · updated 2026-10-15
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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 authenticated user who can update or delete uploads stored locally can cause file cleanup to remove unintended files outside the configured upload directory, resulting in data loss or service disruption. Deployments that restrict upload management to trusted users are less exposed. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

Affected products

payloadcms payload: before 3.90.0; 4.0.0-canary0, 4.0.0-canary1, 4.0.0-canary10, 4.0.0-canary11, 4.0.0-canary12, 4.0.0-canary13 (+28) — fixed in 3.90.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: payloadcms payload 3.90.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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