GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-2pwp-2369-8fg3 Payload: Bypassed sanitization of user uploaded SVGs
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-105862
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- payload
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434, CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-07
Affected packages
• npm payload: < 3.90.0 → fixed in 3.90.0
• npm payload: >= 4.0.0-canary.0, < 4.0.0-canary.34 → fixed in 4.0.0-canary.34
Description
Impact
A malicious SVG file upload could bypass sanitization, be stored, and execute attacker-controlled JavaScript (XSS) after a user downloads it and opens it.
You are affected if:
• You have a collection configured to upload and allow SVG files which can then be downloaded by users.
Patches
The fix validates SVG content on every upload path and hardens SVG/XML delivery so stored SVGs cannot frame attacker content.
Users should upgrade Payload packages to `>= 3.90.0` or `>= 4.0.0-canary.34`.
Workarounds
Disallow SVG uploads, or serve uploaded SVGs as downloads with Content-Disposition: attachment and a strict CSP. These mitigations reduce exposure but do not replace upgrading when the patched release is available.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-105862 Payload is a free and open source headless content management system. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/security/advisories/GHSA-2pwp-2369-8fg3 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105862 advisory
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/a8c3a8e8e2680c96ec4f66f5b3854c5df6c35adf web
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload package
- https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases/tag/v3.90.0 web