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Payload: Untrusted redirect URL parameter exploit

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.40.0 before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an attacker can craft a redirect URL parameter that sends a guest user to an untrusted destination after the authentication flow completes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-105846
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 22:18 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Payload: Untrusted redirect URL parameter exploit

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Oct 2026, 16:01 UTC

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.40.0 before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an attacker can craft a redirect URL parameter that sends a guest user to an untrusted destination after the authentication flow completes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.

osv:CVE-2026-105846
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-105846",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions from 3.40.0 before 3.88.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.27, an attacker can craft a redirect URL parameter that sends a guest user to an untrusted destination after the authentication flow completes. This issue is fixed in versions 3.88.0 and 4.0.0-canary.27.",
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        "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-w84c-53h3-mc2g",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105846",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 490502,
  "published_at": "2026-10-06T16:01:30.37+00:00"
}