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TI-2026-27548 Aliases CVE-2026-35412GHSA-qqmv-5p3g-px89

Directus has a TUS Upload Authorization Bypass Allows Arbitrary File Overwrite

Priority LOW 35CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00308 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed directus (directus): 11.16.1directus (npm): 11.16.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
directusdirectusbefore 11.16.111.16.1Patch availableCNA
—directus (npm)before 11.16.111.16.1Patch availableGHSA-qqmv-5p3g-px89
  • directus Vendordirectus Affected before 11.16.1 Fixed in 11.16.1 Patch available CNA
  • directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.16.1 Fixed in 11.16.1 Patch available GHSA-qqmv-5p3g-px89

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 11.16.1Vulnerabledirectus
  • cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 11.16.1 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 11.16.1
  • Fix · GHSA-qqmv-5p3g-px89 directus (npm) Fixed in 11.16.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35412
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqmv-5p3g-px89

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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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