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High, CVSS 7.1amended

Payload: Token refresh and password reset responses may expose restricted user fields

CVE-2026-105853GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (payload 4.0.0-canary.34, 3.90.0), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • npm payload

    Affected
    >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0>= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34
    Fixed in
    4.0.0-canary.34, 3.90.0

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
7.1 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-105853: 0.26% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 17.46 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact Token refresh and password reset responses could return fields that the requesting user did not have access to. You are affected if: - An authentication collection contains hidden or read-restricted fields. Patches Authentication responses now apply field access and hidden-field filtering before returning user documents. Full user documents remain available server-side for access control. Users should upgrade Payload packages to = 3.90.0 or = 4.0.0-canary.34. Custom authentication strategies remain responsible for filtering user documents returned through custom responses. Workarounds There is no complete workaround. Users should upgrade Payload packages to = 3.90.0 or = 4.0.0-canary.34.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 4 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69

  2. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  3. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from osv record GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69

  4. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-105853

Advisory: Payload: Token refresh and password reset responses may expose restricted user fields
IDs: CVE-2026-105853, GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-105853 (revision 4, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:06 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: payload 4.0.0-canary.34, 3.90.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm payload: affected >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0; >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34; fixed in 4.0.0-canary.34, 3.90.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls payload --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on payload.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69 lists affected ranges: npm payload >=3.0.0 =4.0.0-canary.0 <4.0.0-canary.34)
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69 (OSV record GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69 lists affected ranges: npm payload >=3.0.0 =4.0.0-canary.0 <4.0.0-canary.34 (fixed))

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