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CVE-2026-25544

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.45%

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CVE-2026-25544 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.45%

36.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
PayloadcmsPayload< 3.73.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-25544?
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.73.0, when querying JSON or richText fields, user input was directly embedded into SQL without escaping, enabling blind SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated attacker could extract sensitive data (emails, password reset tokens) and achieve full account takeover without password cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.73.0.
How severe is CVE-2026-25544?
CVE-2026-25544 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25544?
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Source: NVD / NIST