CVE-2026-25544

Published: Feb 6, 2026Modified: Feb 20, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.

Affected (1)

Products: Payloadcms: Payload

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Payloadcms Payload	Before 3.73.0

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

References (1)

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-xx6w-jxg9-2wh8

Source: security-advisories@github.com

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