Critical

Payload: Pre-Authentication Account Takeover via Parameter Injection in Password Recovery

  • Disclosed: 01.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

A vulnerability in the password recovery flow could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform actions on behalf of a user who initiates a password reset.

Users are affected if:

  • They are using Payload version < v3.79.1 with any auth-enabled collection using the built-in forgot-password functionality.

Patches

Input validation and URL construction in the password recovery flow have been hardened.

Users should upgrade to v3.79.1 or later.

Workarounds

There are no complete workarounds. Upgrading to v3.79.1 is recommended.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package payload < 3.79.1 3.79.1
npm package @payloadcms/graphql < 3.79.1 3.79.1

References

CVSS score 9.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-472, CWE-640
Platform
npm
Package
payload, @payloadcms/graphql
Disclosed
01.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: @payloadcms/graphql

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
08.2025 04.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2025: 2
  2. 2026: 1
  1. Payload: Pre-Authentication Account Takeover via Parameter Injection in Password Recovery this entry
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-34751 < 3.79.1 3.79.1
  2. Medium CVE-2025-4644 < 3.44.0 3.44.0
  3. Medium CVE-2025-4643 < 3.44.0 3.44.0

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