# CVE-2026-105853: Payload: Token refresh and password reset responses may expose restricted user fields

- Also known as: GHSA-XGV3-CRQ2-6F69
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.90.0, 4.0.0-canary.34
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-09

## Affected

- payloadcms payload: from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.90.0; from 4.0.0-canary.0, fixed in 4.0.0-canary.34
- payload (npm): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.90.0
- payload (npm): from 4.0.0-canary.0, fixed in 4.0.0-canary.34

## Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.0.0 before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, token refresh responses and password reset responses can independently return hidden or read-restricted fields that the requesting user cannot access. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on payloadcms payload, payload, upgrade to a fixed version (3.90.0, 4.0.0-canary.34) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-xgv3-crq2-6f69
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/f5f1283d275c58b30e2faa6be7cdc4d49451ea91
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0

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