Payload is a free and open source headless content management system.

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Oct 6, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a malformed multipart request body can cause multipart Content-Type processing to take an extremely long time, resulting in uncontrolled resource consumption. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a malformed multipart request body can cause multipart Content-Type processing to take an extremely long time, resulting in uncontrolled resource consumption. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

Affected

• cpe payloadcms/payloadversion unspecified
• cpe payloadcms/payload4.0.0

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-105854

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-105854

  30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-105854

  Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a malformed multipart request body can cause multipart Content-Type processing to take an extremely long time, resulting in uncon

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · github.com
• Patch · github.com
• Vendor Advisory · github.com