8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-105854
Payload: ReDoS in Multipart Content-Type Validation
Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a malformed multipart request body can cause multipart Content-Type processing to take an extremely long time, resulting in uncontrolled resource consumption. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 6, 2026, 8:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-105854 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Payloadcms payload
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Payload CMS to a patched version to prevent excessive resource consumption from malformed requests.
  • Update Payload CMS to version 3.90.0 or later.
  • Update Payload CMS canary to version 4.0.0-canary.34 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-105854.

URL Resource
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/0084bd51fb7742b26a88431bb84cb1696857e6dc
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-2g7p-5934-q4w7
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-105854 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-105854', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-06T17:29:52.942510Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a malformed multipart request body can cause multipart Content-Type processing to take an extremely long time, resulting in uncontrolled resource consumption. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CWE CWE-1333
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105854.json">CVE-2026-105854</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/0084bd51fb7742b26a88431bb84cb1696857e6dc
    Added Reference https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-2g7p-5934-q4w7
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