Payloadcms Payload prior 3.90.0/4.0.0-canary.34 weak password hash

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Payloadcms Payload. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to weak password hash. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-105804. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Payloadcms Payload. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password hash vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-916. The product generates a hash for a password, but it uses a scheme that does not provide a sufficient level of computational effort that would make password cracking attacks infeasible or expensive. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password hashing, reducing the computational effort required to test recovered password hashes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-105804 since 10/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.90.0 or 4.0.0-canary.34 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-93463). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Weak password hash
CWE: CWE-916 / CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Payload 3.90.0/4.0.0-canary.34

Timelineinfo

10/05/2026 CVE reserved
10/06/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-105804 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-105804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-414323
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2026 17:42
Updated: 10/06/2026 19:40
Changes: 10/06/2026 17:42 (65), 10/06/2026 19:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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