CVE-2026-35412

HIGH EPSS 21.9%

Published Apr 6, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

8.1 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Apr 6, 2026 2mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.16.1, Directus' TUS resumable upload endpoint (/files/tus) allows any authenticated user with basic file upload permissions to overwrite arbitrary existing files by UUID. The TUS controller performs only collection-level authorization checks, verifying the user has some permission on directus_files, but never validates item-level access to the specific file being replaced. As a result, row-level permission rules (e.g., "users can only update their own files") are completely bypassed via the TUS path while being correctly enforced on the standard REST upload path. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.16.1.

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.1

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.2

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

21.9% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
monospace	directus	*	<11.16.1

References 1

github.com https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-qqmv-5p3g-px89

Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.