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

What is CVE-2026-34751?

CVE-2026-34751 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in payloadcms payload, published on 1 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-640, CWE-472

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-34751?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including @payloadcms/graphql and payload. It affects 1 product.

Products include Payloadcms Payload.

How do I fix CVE-2026-34751?

Upgrade @payloadcms/graphql to 3.79.1 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-34751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-34751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in payloadcms payload

• CVE-2026-105857 Payload: RCE in Payload Form Builder Critical 10.0
• CVE-2026-105859 Payload: Unauthorized update to collection documents Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-25544 Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-27952 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Payload Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-105851 Payload: Field access control bypass on auth collections Critical 9.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-hp5w-3hxx-vmwf.