Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In @payloadcms/plugin-mcp versions from 3.61.0 until 3.88.0, an authenticated user can manage MCP API keys outside the intended account, enabling privilege escalation thr…
Exact source revision recorded 25 Oct 2026 04:17:29 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2026-105806
PublishedPayload is a free and open source headless content management system. In @payloadcms/plugin-mcp versions from 3.61.0 until 3.88.0, an authenticated user can manage MCP API keys outside the intended account, enabling privilege escalation through account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 3.88.0.
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Source analysis status: Undergoing Analysis
Weakness classifications: CWE-862
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published: 2026-10-06T16:17:06.257
lastModified: 2026-10-06T20:03:40.690
- Source published
- 6 Oct 2026 16:17:06 UTC
- Source modified
- 6 Oct 2026 20:03:40 UTC
- Observed here
- 25 Oct 2026 04:17:29 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary · 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X