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title: "CVE-2026-105845: Payload: SQL Injection in SQLite and Postgres"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-105845/
description: "CVE-2026-105845 (payload (npm)): Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.88.0 and canary…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-10-06
date_modified: 2026-10-06
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-105845"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.00381
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-105845: Payload: SQL Injection in SQLite and Postgres

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.4% , percentile 31: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes payload (npm) >= 3.0.0, < 3.88.0, fixed in 3.88.0 ; payload (npm) >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27, fixed in 4.0.0-canary.27 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an untrusted user who can query readable collections through dynamic filters or joins can submit a request that causes SQL injection in the SQLite and Postgres adapters. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.

## Affected packages

- npm `payload` >= 3.0.0, < 3.88.0 → fixed: 3.88.0
- npm `payload` >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27 → fixed: 4.0.0-canary.27

## Affected products (CVE record)

- payloadcms payload: >= 3.0.0, < 3.88.0, >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.27

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 31.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-v49j-62m6-pgrr](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v49j-62m6-pgrr)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-105845](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105845)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-105845](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105845)
- [github.com](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-v49j-62m6-pgrr)
- [github.com](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/a742140ab4fca3160f7f83e9e7d996552ffc3b5a)
- [github.com](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.88.0)

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