{"id":"GHSA-v5gf-vpjc-pc7w","summary":"Payload: Unauthenticated account-lockout denial of service","details":"### **Impact**\n\nAn unauthenticated attacker who knows an account’s email address or username could trigger Payload’s account lockout mechanism and prevent that user from signing in.\n\nYou are affected if:\n\n* Using an affected Payload version with an auth-enabled collection that uses local authentication and account lockout.\n\nApplications that do not use Payload local authentication are not affected.\n\n### **Patches**\n\nSuccessful password resets now clear the account’s lockout state. The forgot-password flow also enforces a configurable minimum interval between reset emails, which defaults to 15 seconds.\n\nUsers should upgrade Payload packages to `\u003e= 3.90.0` or `\u003e= 4.0.0-canary.34`.","aliases":["CVE-2026-105866"],"modified":"2026-10-07T20:45:07.141150205Z","published":"2026-10-07T20:29:04Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-307","CWE-645"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-10-07T20:29:04Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-10-06T17:17:22Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-v5gf-vpjc-pc7w"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105866"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/1c46204a73a0a9f988a80c52690eee5a4ada3cf1"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"payload","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/payload"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.90.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-v5gf-vpjc-pc7w/GHSA-v5gf-vpjc-pc7w.json"}},{"package":{"name":"payload","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/payload"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"4.0.0-canary.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.0-canary.34"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-v5gf-vpjc-pc7w/GHSA-v5gf-vpjc-pc7w.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}