Vulnerabilities in pkg:npm/payload

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-97rh-rhh2-7vjv",
  "modified" : "2026-10-07T20:29:58Z",
  "published" : "2026-10-07T20:29:58Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-105858" ],
  "summary" : "Payload: Remote Code Execution through first-register",
  "details" : "### Impact\nA crafted request to the public first-register operation can be used to perform a RCE exploit.\n\n**You are affected if:**\n\n- You use local auth strategy and your application remains without an initial user created\n\n## Patches\n\nIn the patched version data submission to create first user is properly sanitized.\n\nUsers should upgrade Payload packages to `>= 3.90.0` or `>= 4.0.0-canary.34`.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "npm",
      "name" : "payload"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "3.90.0"
      } ]
    } ]
  }, {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "npm",
      "name" : "payload"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "4.0.0-canary.0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "4.0.0-canary.34"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-97rh-rhh2-7vjv"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105858"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/e947fc4ba4a434f276d043386e501b1d14eda679"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-1321", "CWE-94" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-10-07T20:29:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2026-10-06T17:17:21Z"
  }
}