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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2026-34751 json

Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints

published 2026-04-01 7 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also GHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf , EUVD-2026-17991

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • npm payload 3.79.1
  • npm @payloadcms/graphql 3.79.1
  • payloadcms payload 3.79.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
7 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm payload
<3.79.1
3.79.1
npm @payloadcms/graphql
<3.79.1
3.79.1

Affected products

  • payloadcms payload

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.