Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.31% · top 76% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.

Weakness

• CWE-472: External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-472 and its CVEs
• CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-640 and its CVEs

Affected products

• payloadcms · payload

  • affected < 3.79.1

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• npm@payloadcms/graphqlGHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf (opens in a new tab)
• npmpayloadGHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf (opens in a new tab)

References (2)

• https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM
• https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.79.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 4 Apr 2026, 03:06 UTC.