In Directus before 9.7.0, the default settings of CORS_ORIGIN and CORS_ENABLED are true.
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-942Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
In Directus before 9.7.0, the default settings of CORS_ORIGIN and CORS_ENABLED are true.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00998 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed directus (npm): 9.7.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
| — | directus (npm) | before 9.7.0 | 9.7.0 | Patch available | GHSA-g27j-74fp-xfpr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 9.7.0 Fixed in 9.7.0 Patch available GHSA-g27j-74fp-xfpr
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-g27j-74fp-xfpr directus (npm) Fixed in 9.7.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-26969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g27j-74fp-xfpr
References
Advisory 4
More Directus vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-21659 Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-36266 Directus allows unauthenticated access to WebSocket events and operations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-26791 Directus allows SSO User Enumeration CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-23956 Directus is soft-locked by providing a string value to random string util CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-26624 Directus Incorrectly handles _in` filter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-21658 Directus `search` query parameter allows enumeration of non permitted fields CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-26969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-26969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g27j-74fp-xfpr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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