๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-34751

CRITICAL 9.1

Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints

CVSS Score
9.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
12th

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1 in @payloadcms/graphql and payload, a vulnerability in the password recovery flow could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform actions on behalf of a user who initiates a password reset. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1 for @payloadcms/graphql and payload.

CWE CWE-472 CWE-640
Vendor payloadcms
Product payload
Published Apr 1, 2026
Last Updated Apr 4, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected Versions

payloadcms / payload
< 3.79.1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf github.com: https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.79.1