Authorization Flaw in @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant (CVE-2026-105864)
Summary
Vulnerability in @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant (CVE-2026-105864). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via accessResultOverride. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.0.0-canary.34 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Impact
An authenticated user limited to one tenant could create a record in another tenant. This requires the multi-tenant plugin with at least one tenant-enabled collection.
Reads and direct edits to an existing target-tenant document were not bypassed.
You are affected if:
- You are using @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant
Patches
Users should upgrade Payload packages to >= 3.90.0 or >= 4.0.0-canary.34.
Workarounds
You can add access control with accessResultOverride on the multi-tenant collection config to ensure a user has access to the tenant before creating.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-105864 has been found in @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like accessResultOverride over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: upgrade @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant to 4.0.0-canary.34 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant CVE-2026-105864" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-105864 (@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant) — CWE-863 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: accessResultOverride
Patched: 4.0.0-canary.34 — apply immediately
Workaround: You can add access control with accessResultOverride on the multi-tenant collection config to ensure a user has access to the tenant before creating.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) exists in @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via accessResultOverride.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant. Attack surface: accessResultOverride.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 4.0.0-canary.34.
Workaround: You can add access control with accessResultOverride on the multi-tenant collection config to ensure a user has access to the tenant before creating.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r '@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r '@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenantを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply temporary workaround mitigate
You can add access control with `accessResultOverride` on the multi-tenant collection config to ensure a user has access to the tenant before creating.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、You can add access control with
accessResultOverrideon the multi-tenant collection config to ensure a user has access to the tenant before creating. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。 -
3Apply patch patch
Upgrade @payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant to 4.0.0-canary.34ステージング環境で 4.0.0-canary.34 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- patch security-advisories@github.com
- patch security-advisories@github.com
- patch security-advisories@github.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com