Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints_CVE-2026-34751

9.1 / 10

CRITICAL

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

Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.79.1 in @payloadcms/graphql and payload, 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. This issue has been patched in version 3.79.1 for @payloadcms/graphql and payload.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-34751

Source GitHub_M

Published Apr 1, 2026 at 17:42

Modified Apr 4, 2026 at 03:06

Affected Product

Vendor payloadcms

Product payload

Version < 3.79.1

Affected Versions payloadcms payload < 3.79.1

CWE Classification

CWE-472 CWE-640

References

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