In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can learn sensitive information such as the…
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can learn sensitive information such as the version of the CMS, the PHP version used by the site, and the name of the DBMS, simply by view the result of the api-aa, called automatically upon a connection. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00702 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 – 8.8.1 | Vulnerable | Rangerstudio |
- cpe:2.3:a:rangerstudio:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 – 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Rangerstudio
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-26595
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvp4-4hw7-q58r
References
More Rangerstudio Directus vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-10341 Directus 8 before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07584 Directus 6.4.9 has a hardcoded admin password for the Admin account because of an INSERT statement in api/schema.sql. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08627 Cross-site Scripting in Directus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-08314 In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can switch to the administrator role (via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12202 HTML Injection in Password Reset email to custom Reset URL in directus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2021-08313 In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can see all users in the CMS using the API… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-26595 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-26595 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvp4-4hw7-q58r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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