CVE-2026-25574

Payload Affected by Cross-Collection IDOR in payload-preferences Access Control (Multi-Auth Environments)

Published Feb 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.74.0, a cross-collection Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in the payload-preferences internal collection. In multi-auth collection environments using Postgres or SQLite with default serial/auto-increment IDs, authenticated users from one auth collection can read and delete preferences belonging to users in different auth collections when their numeric IDs collide. This vulnerability has been patched in v3.74.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jq29-r496-r955 payload-preferences has Cross-Collection IDOR in Access Control (Multi-Auth Environments)
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:payloadcms:payload:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload
Vendors & Products Payloadcms
Payloadcms payload
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Description Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.74.0, a cross-collection Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in the payload-preferences internal collection. In multi-auth collection environments using Postgres or SQLite with default serial/auto-increment IDs, authenticated users from one auth collection can read and delete preferences belonging to users in different auth collections when their numeric IDs collide. This vulnerability has been patched in v3.74.0.
Title Payload Affected by Cross-Collection IDOR in payload-preferences Access Control (Multi-Auth Environments)
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 9, 2026, 3:27 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2026, 1:02 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 6, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:24 AM