CVE-2026-25574
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IDOR Vulnerability in Payload CMS Allows Cross-Collection Data Access

Publication date: 2026-02-06

Last updated on: 2026-02-20

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.74.0, a cross-collection Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in the payload-preferences internal collection. In multi-auth collection environments using Postgres or SQLite with default serial/auto-increment IDs, authenticated users from one auth collection can read and delete preferences belonging to users in different auth collections when their numeric IDs collide. This vulnerability has been patched in v3.74.0.
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Published
2026-02-06
Last Modified
2026-02-20
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-02-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-25574
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Vendor Product Version / Range
payloadcms payload to 3.74.0 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-639 The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows authenticated users to read and delete preferences of other users from different authentication collections when their numeric IDs collide. This can lead to unauthorized access and modification of user preferences, potentially causing data integrity issues and privacy breaches within the system.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade Payload to version 3.74.0 or later, where the cross-collection IDOR vulnerability has been patched.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Payload content management system prior to version 3.74.0. It is a cross-collection Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) issue within the internal payload-preferences collection. In environments using multiple authentication collections with Postgres or SQLite databases that use default serial or auto-increment numeric IDs, authenticated users from one authentication collection can access and delete preferences belonging to users in other authentication collections if their numeric IDs collide.

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