Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations
CVE-2026-105804
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.
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CVSS Base Score
5.7
MEDIUM
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-916 ↗CWE-916: Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| payloadcms | payload | >= 3.0.0, < 3.90.0 (affected), >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34 (affected) |
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Threat Intelligence Signals
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Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-10-05T20:37:19 |
| Published | 2026-10-06T15:23:14 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-06T17:40:31 |
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