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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-55746 · published 20 August 2025

CVE-2025-55746: Monospace directus unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Monospace · Directus

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.3% · top 30.0% CWE-73 · CWE-73CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/d84dcc36f75fc5c858d43746b8f9c426c38d696b Patch
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-mv33-9f6j-pfmc ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-55746), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.