CVE-2026-39942 HIGH

CVE-2026-39942: Directus has a Path Traversal and Broken Access Control in File Management API

Vendor Directus
Product directus
Weakness CWE-284
Published April 9, 2026
Last update April 9, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, the PATCH /files/{id} endpoint accepts a user-controlled filename_disk parameter. By setting this value to match the storage path of another user's file, an attacker can overwrite that file's content while manipulating metadata fields such as uploaded_by to obscure the tampering. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.17.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2026 CVE published
April 9, 2026 Record updated