CVE-2026-105806
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-2q76-m6w6-qgc6 ↗EUVD-2026-93469 ↗
description
Payload's MCP plugin is affected in versions 3.61.0 through before 3.88.0. An authenticated user may be able to manage MCP API keys associated with another account, potentially enabling account takeover and privilege escalation.
mitigation
Upgrade Payload and plugin-mcp to version 3.88.0 or later.
fixed in >= 3.88.0
outcome
Mechanism verified: the exploit fired on the vulnerable build and stayed silent on the patched one, but the server it ran against was ours, so no check ships for it.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-06 15:35Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
this entry in the feed
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published 2026-10-06 15:58Z
last change 2026-10-21 13:12Z
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