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CVE

CVE-2026-34751

Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints
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CVE

CVE-2026-34751

Payload has Unvalidated Input in Password Recovery Endpoints

Impact

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.

Users are affected if:

  • They are using Payload version < v3.79.1 with any auth-enabled collection using the built-in forgot-password functionality.

Patches

Input validation and URL construction in the password recovery flow have been hardened.

Users should upgrade to v3.79.1 or later.

Workarounds

There are no complete workarounds. Upgrading to v3.79.1 is recommended.

Package Versions Affected

Package Version
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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
9.1
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
C
H
U
0
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
C
H
U
-

Related Resources

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References

https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf, https://github.com/payloadcms/payload, https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.79.1

Severity

9.1

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
9.1
EPSS Probability
0%
EPSS Percentile
0%
Introduced Version
0
Fix Available
3.79.1

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