CVE-2026-105806 (GCVE-0-2026-105806)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-06 15:35
Modified
2026-10-06 17:39
Severity ?
8.6 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
Summary
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In @payloadcms/plugin-mcp versions from 3.61.0 until 3.88.0, an authenticated user can manage MCP API keys outside the intended account, enabling privilege escalation through account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 3.88.0.
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payloadcms payload Version: >= 3.61.0, < 3.88.0
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