Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a crafted request to the public first-register operation can execute code remotely when local authentication is enabled and no initial user has been created. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-97rh-rhh2-7vjv Payload: Remote Code Execution through first-register
History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload
Vendors & Products Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a crafted request to the public first-register operation can execute code remotely when local authentication is enabled and no initial user has been created. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
Title Payload: Remote Code Execution through first-register
Weaknesses CWE-1321
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Payloadcms Payload
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T01:14:15.431Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T23:06:29.748Z

Link: CVE-2026-105858

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T01:14:10.371Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T17:17:21.847

Modified: 2026-10-09T02:16:56.207

Link: CVE-2026-105858

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T06:15:12Z

Weaknesses