TI-2026-21176 Aliases CVE-2026-26185 GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf

Directus Affected by User Enumeration via Password Reset Timing Attack

LOW 30CWE-203Published 2026-02-12 · Updated 2026-02-13

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: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Before 11.14.1, a timing-based user enumeration vulnerability exists in the password reset functionality. When an invalid reset_url parameter is provided, the response time differs by approximately 500ms between existing and non-existing users, enabling reliable user enumeration. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.14.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00393 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed directus (directus): 11.14.1@directus/api (directus): 32.2.0+2 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
directus	directus	before 11.14.1	11.14.1	Patch available	CNA
directus	@directus/api	before 32.2.0	32.2.0	Patch available	CNA
—	directus (npm)	before 11.14.1	11.14.1	Patch available	GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf
—	@directus/api (npm)	before 32.2.0	32.2.0	Patch available	GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf

directus Vendordirectus Affected before 11.14.1 Fixed in 11.14.1 Patch available CNA
@directus/api Vendordirectus Affected before 32.2.0 Fixed in 32.2.0 Patch available CNA
directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.14.1 Fixed in 11.14.1 Patch available GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf
@directus/api (npm) Vendor— Affected before 32.2.0 Fixed in 32.2.0 Patch available GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus::::::node.js::*	before 11.15.0	Vulnerable	directus

cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 11.15.0 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 11.14.1
Fix · CNA @directus/api (directus) Fixed in 32.2.0
Fix · GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf directus (npm) Fixed in 11.14.1 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf @directus/api (npm) Fixed in 32.2.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26185
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/e69aa7a5248c6e3e822cb1ac354dee295df90b2a

Advisory 2

Other 3

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

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Sources

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