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TI-2026-27573 Aliases CVE-2026-35442GHSA-38hg-ww64-rrwc

Directus: Authenticated Users Can Extract Concealed Fields via Aggregate Queries

Priority LOW 37CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-863.

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, aggregate functions (min, max) applied to fields with the conceal special type incorrectly return raw database values instead of the masked placeholder. When combined with groupBy, any authenticated user with read access to the affected collection can extract concealed field values, including static API tokens and two-factor authentication secrets from directus_users. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.17.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00343 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed directus (directus): 11.17.0directus (npm): 11.17.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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 11.17.011.17.0Patch availableCNA
—directus (npm)before 11.17.011.17.0Patch availableGHSA-38hg-ww64-rrwc
  • directus Vendordirectus Affected before 11.17.0 Fixed in 11.17.0 Patch available CNA
  • directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.17.0 Fixed in 11.17.0 Patch available GHSA-38hg-ww64-rrwc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 11.17.0Vulnerabledirectus
  • cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 11.17.0 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 11.17.0
  • Fix · GHSA-38hg-ww64-rrwc directus (npm) Fixed in 11.17.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35442
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38hg-ww64-rrwc

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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