{"id":"CVE-2026-105804","aliases":["EUVD-2026-93463","GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm"],"status":"published","title":"Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations","description":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password hashing, reducing the computational effort required to test recovered password hashes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.0008,"percentile":0.00154,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-916"],"published":"2026-10-06T15:23:14Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:29Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"payload","fixed_in":["3.90.0","4.0.0-canary.34"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"payload","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.90.0"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"payload","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0-canary.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.0-canary.34"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"payload","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.90.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"payload","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0-canary.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.0-canary.34"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"payloadcms","product":"payload"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/1bc76e540a10f3ec88340f40591a57dae7456d01","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105804.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105804","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-105804","title":"Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations","description":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password hashing, reducing the computational effort required to test recovered password hashes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-06T15:23:14.882Z","modified":"2026-10-06T17:40:31.161Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-916"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:56.755658Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-93463","description":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password hashing, reducing the computational effort required to test recovered password hashes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-06T15:23:14Z","modified":"2026-10-06T17:40:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:27:37.140631Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm","title":"Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations","description":"### Impact\nThe password-hashing configuration used a lower work factor than what is recommended.\n\n### Patches\nPayload now uses stronger password-hashing parameters and transparently upgrades older hashes following a successful login.\n\nUsers should upgrade Payload packages to `\u003e= 3.90.0` or `\u003e= 4.0.0-canary.34`.\n\n### Workarounds\nUpgrading is recommended. Until you can upgrade, protect database copies and backups from unauthorized access and require strong, unique passwords.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-06T15:38:37Z","modified":"2026-10-06T15:38:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-916"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:41:27.036917Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-105804","description":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password hashing, reducing the computational effort required to test recovered password hashes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-06T16:17:05.823Z","modified":"2026-10-06T20:03:40.69Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-916"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:54.486849Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-105804","title":"Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations","description":"Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Payload versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions from 4.0.0-canary.0 before 4.0.0-canary.34 use a lower-than-recommended PBKDF2 work factor for password hashing, reducing the computational effort required to test recovered password hashes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-06T15:23:14.882Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:29.718940513Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-916"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:54.583213Z"},{"id":"GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm","title":"Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations","description":"### Impact\nThe password-hashing configuration used a lower work factor than what is recommended.\n\n### Patches\nPayload now uses stronger password-hashing parameters and transparently upgrades older hashes following a successful login.\n\nUsers should upgrade Payload packages to `\u003e= 3.90.0` or `\u003e= 4.0.0-canary.34`.\n\n### Workarounds\nUpgrading is recommended. Until you can upgrade, protect database copies and backups from unauthorized access and require strong, unique passwords.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-06T15:38:37Z","modified":"2026-10-06T15:46:47.684356483Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-916"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.055966Z"}]}}