---
title: "CVE-2026-105865: Payload - Broken Access Control"
description: "Payload before 3.90.0 and canary before 4.0.0-canary.34 contains a file cleanup vulnerability caused by improper restriction on file deletion outside the upload directory, letting authenticated users cause data loss or service disruption, exploit requires upload update or delete permissions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-105865/
---

# CVE-2026-105865 Payload - Broken Access Control

Payload before 3.90.0 and canary before 4.0.0-canary.34 contains a file cleanup vulnerability caused by improper restriction on file deletion outside the upload directory, letting authenticated users cause data loss or service disruption, exploit requires upload update or delete permissions.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.37% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105865)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Data Tampering, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

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

Published

6 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions 3.90.0 or 4.0.0-canary.34 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105865](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105865)
- [https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/6b74418f628fa633c2f297e5919a9f91b383dc11](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/6b74418f628fa633c2f297e5919a9f91b383dc11)
- [https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0)
- [https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-p223-2wr2-j562](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-p223-2wr2-j562)

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