High 7.1Published Oct 6, 2026

CVE-2026-106100Payload: Field-level write access bypass in Payload on MongoDB

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:23 UTC)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, higher than 11% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In @payloadcms/db-mongodb versions before 3.87.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.20, an authenticated user who can update a document can modify fields that field-level write access control does not permit that user to change. The Postgres and SQLite adapters are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 3.87.0 and 4.0.0-canary.20.

CVSS: 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-639, CWE-915
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.21% (percentile 11)
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

payloadcms payload payloadcms:payload (from the name)	before 3.87.0; from 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.20	CNA record
payloadcms payload payloadcms:payload	before 3.87.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0; 4.0.0; and 13 more ranges	NVD

References

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-4ww4-68q3-h7g5x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/2a69863deb0e3c87e36c1b3b17ab2d5b02fcb941x-refsource-misc, patch
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/8f77dffa9552885ec2710768cfee15b57e389935x-refsource-misc, patch
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.87.0x-refsource-misc, release-notes

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