Riskcovery

CVE-2026-34751

Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints

State
Published
Severity
9.1 Critical
Published
Apr 1, 2026
Updated
Apr 4, 2026
Reserved
Mar 30, 2026

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.19.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter
  • CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Affected Products

ProductVersions
payloadpayloadcms
  • < 3.79.1Affected

References

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