← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-35412 · published 6 April 2026

CVE-2026-35412: Monospace directus incorrect authorization vulnerability

Monospace · Directus

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.

8.1 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.39% · top 69.8% CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
8.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
24 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-qqmv-5p3g-px89 Vendor Advisory

Track CVE-2026-35412 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2022-26969Monospace directus vulnerabilityIn Directus before 9.7.0, the default settings of CORS_ORIGIN and CORS_ENABLED are true.EPSS 0.92%9.3CVE-2026-35408Monospace directus origin validation error vulnerabilityDirectus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, Directus's Single Sign-On (SSO) login pages lacked…EPSS 0.19%8.8CVE-2026-39942Monospace directus improper access control vulnerabilityDirectus 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-cont…EPSS 0.36%8.6CVE-2026-61836Monospace directus insecure direct object reference vulnerabilityDirectus 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 der…EPSS 0.47%8.2CVE-2024-27295Monospace directus vulnerabilityDirectus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The password reset mechanism of the Directus backend allows attacker…EPSS 0.70%8.1CVE-2026-35442Monospace directus information exposure vulnerabilityDirectus 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 w…EPSS 0.43%7.7CVE-2026-61835Monospace directus server-side request forgery (ssrf) vulnerabilityDirectus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, the SSRF protection on Directus's file-import-from-…EPSS 0.41%7.7CVE-2026-35409Monospace directus server-side request forgery (ssrf) vulnerabilityDirectus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.16.0, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) protection by…EPSS 0.38%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-35412), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.