What is CVE-2026-25574?

CVE-2026-25574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Payloadcms Payload, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-25574?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Payloadcms Payload

CVE-2026-25574

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…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.000 (2.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Payloadcms Payload — versions < 3.74.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-jq29-r496-r955 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25574?: CVE-2026-25574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Payloadcms Payload, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-25574?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.