CVE-2026-105858

Payload: Remote Code Execution through first-register

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2026 at 04:29 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPayload

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. In versions before 3.90.0 and canary versions before 4.0.0-canary.34, a crafted request to the public first-register operation can execute code remotely when local authentication is enabled and no initial user has been created. This issue is fixed in versions 3.90.0 and 4.0.0-canary.34.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.1HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-94CWE-1321

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