CVE-2026-27567
Published:February 24, 2026
Updated:April 23, 2026
Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. Prior to 3.75.0, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in Payload's external file upload functionality. When processing external URLs for file uploads, insufficient validation of HTTP redirects could allow an authenticated attacker to access internal network resources. The Payload environment must have at least one collection with "upload" enabled and a user who has "create" access to that upload-enabled collection in order to be vulnerable. An authenticated user with upload collection write permissions could potentially access internal services. Response content from internal services could be retrieved through the application. This vulnerability has been patched in v3.75.0. As a workaround, one may mitigate this vulnerability by disabling external file uploads via the "disableExternalFile" upload collection option, or by restricting "create" access on upload-enabled collections to trusted users only.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.2 <v3.75.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.75.0payload (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.0 <3.75.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.75.0Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01