Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Payload: Password hashes use insufficient PBKDF2 iterations",
    "summary": "### Impact The password-hashing configuration used a lower work factor than what is recommended. ### Patches Payload now uses stronger password-hashing parameters and transparently upgrades older hashes following a successful login. Users should upgrade Payload packages to `>= 3.90.0` or `>= 4.0.0-canary.34`. ### Workarounds Upgrading is recommended. Until you can upgrade, protect database copies and backups from unauthorized access and require strong, unique passwords.",
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                  "introduced": "3.0.0"
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      "modified": "2026-10-06T15:46:47.684356483Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-q6mq-ch85-c8mm",
        "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/1bc76e540a10f3ec88340f40591a57dae7456d01",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 89264,
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