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CVE-2026-34748

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Description

Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to version 3.78.0 in @payloadcms/next, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability existed in the admin panel. An authenticated user with write access to a collection could save content that, when viewed by another user, would execute in their browser. This issue has been patched in version 3.78.0.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-01 20:16:27.040000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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  "published": "2026-04-01T20:16:27.040",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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