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TI-2026-44255 Aliases CVE-2026-61836GHSA-c6w9-5g5j-jh2p

Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-524Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, when response caching is enabled, the cache-key derivation in api/src/utils/get-cache-key.ts includes version, path, query, and accountability.user but omits authorization context such as share, role, roles, admin, app, and policies. Directus share tokens and anonymous requests can both reduce to user null, so different shares or anonymous clients requesting the same URL and query can receive a permission-filtered cached response without permission re-evaluation. This issue is fixed in version 12.0.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00474 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed directus (directus): 12.0.0directus (npm): 12.0.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
directusdirectusbefore 12.0.012.0.0Patch availableCNA
—directus (npm)before 12.0.012.0.0Patch availableGHSA-c6w9-5g5j-jh2p
  • directus Vendordirectus Affected before 12.0.0 Fixed in 12.0.0 Patch available CNA
  • directus (npm) Vendor— Affected before 12.0.0 Fixed in 12.0.0 Patch available GHSA-c6w9-5g5j-jh2p

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 12.0.0Vulnerabledirectus
  • cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·directus

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA directus (directus) Fixed in 12.0.0
  • Fix · GHSA-c6w9-5g5j-jh2p directus (npm) Fixed in 12.0.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61836
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6w9-5g5j-jh2p

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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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