CVE-2026-34751 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-34751: Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints

Vendor Payloadcms
Product payload
Weakness CWE-472
Published April 1, 2026
Last update April 4, 2026

CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2026 CVE published
April 4, 2026 Record updated