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TI-2025-04144 Aliases CVE-2025-4644GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4

User Session Fixation after Account Removal in PayloadCMS

Priority LOW 24CWE-384Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-384.

Summary

A Session Fixation vulnerability existed in Payload's SQLite adapter due to identifier reuse during account creation. A malicious attacker could create a new account, save its JSON Web Token (JWT), and then delete the account, which did not invalidate the JWT. As a result, the next newly created user would receive the same identifier, allowing the attacker to reuse the JWT to authenticate and perform actions as that user. This issue has been fixed in version 3.44.0 of Payload.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00426 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Payload (Payload CMS): 3.44.0payload (npm): 3.44.0+2 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
payloadcmsPayloadbefore 3.44.03.44.0Patch availableCNA
—payload (npm)before 3.44.03.44.0Patch availableGHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4
—@payloadcms/next (npm)before 3.44.03.44.0Patch availableGHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4
—@payloadcms/graphql (npm)before 3.44.03.44.0Patch availableGHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4
  • Payload Vendorpayloadcms Affected before 3.44.0 Fixed in 3.44.0 Patch available CNA
  • payload (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.44.0 Fixed in 3.44.0 Patch available GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4
  • @payloadcms/next (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.44.0 Fixed in 3.44.0 Patch available GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4
  • @payloadcms/graphql (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.44.0 Fixed in 3.44.0 Patch available GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Payload (Payload CMS) Fixed in 3.44.0
  • Fix · GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4 payload (npm) Fixed in 3.44.0 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4 @payloadcms/next (npm) Fixed in 3.44.0 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4 @payloadcms/graphql (npm) Fixed in 3.44.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Payload 3.44.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-04143 Lack of JWT Expiration after Log Out in PayloadCMSPriority LOW 28
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4644
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26rv-h2hf-3fw4

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2026-10166 PayloadCMS 3.84.1 - Authenticated account lockout bypass through default unlock access CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-20653 Payload has an SQL Injection in JSON/RichText Queries on PostgreSQL/SQLite Adapters CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-68608 Payload CMS lets attackers update collection documents CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-68606 Remote code execution in Payload Form Builder plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-68480 SQL injection in Payload SQLite and Postgres adapters CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-68479 Prototype pollution in Payload Import Export plugin CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources

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