VDB-355693 · CVE-2026-35442 · GCVE-0-2026-35442

Directus up to 11.16.x directus_users information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Directus up to 11.16.x. This affects an unknown function of the component directus_users. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-35442. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Directus up to 11.16.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component directus_users. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-35442 since 04/02/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 11.17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

Directus

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/directus/directus/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Directus 11.17.0

Timelineinfo

04/02/2026 CVE reserved
04/06/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
04/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-35442 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-35442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355693

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2026 23:58
Changes: 04/06/2026 23:58 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103