Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34, an attacker with read and create or update access to a collection containing a json field or a blocks field with blocksAsJSON enabled can inject SQL through a crafted field path and operators. Collections without those fields are not affected, and richText fields are not affected. The SQLite packages are fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34, and the Postgres packages are fixed in version 3.73.0.
CVE-2026-105856
HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence
This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: secondary
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.6
- EG Score
- 8.6HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 39EG Risk 39/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity86% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines. - EPSS PROB
- —
- EPSS %ILE
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 6, 2026
Last Modified
October 6, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Oct 6, 2026Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available
v3.90.0
Patch available: payloadcms/payload v3.90.0
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0github_commit Patch Available
commit 03b78c7e0901 (payloadcms/payload)
Patch available: payloadcms/payload v3.90.0 (contains commit 03b78c7e0901)
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/03b78c7e0901d19c67f07bdf6396a276010adbccgithubMentions a patch (unverified)
SQL injection in SQLite/Postgres · Advisory · payloadcms/payload · GitHub
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-pj7x-6wpf-pgvpVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-105856(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 5× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-10-06 18:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-06 17:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-06 17:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-06 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-06 16:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-105856?
CVE-2026-105856 is a high vulnerability published on October 6, 2026. Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34, an attacker with read and create or update access to a collection containing a json field or a blocks field with blocksAsJSON enabled can inject SQL through a crafted field path and operators.…
When was CVE-2026-105856 disclosed?
CVE-2026-105856 was first published on October 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-105856?
CVE-2026-105856 has a CVSS base score of 8.6 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-105856?
A fix for CVE-2026-105856 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-105856 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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