CVE-2026-25544 | Payload is a free and open source headless content managemen… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-25544
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 2026-02-02 19:59 UTC
Published: 2026-02-06 21:07 UTC
Last updated: 2026-02-09 15:27 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-89
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in …
Vendor / Product: payloadcms / payload
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

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

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Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
payloadcms	payload	—	< 3.73.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-89	cna	CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-xx6w-jxg9-2wh8 https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-xx6w-jxg9-2wh8