CVE-2026-126539
8.1 HIGHpublic exploit availablePublished 2026-11-11 · Updated 2026-11-11
AI analysis for this CVE has not been generated yet. Raw NVD data is shown below.
NVD description
Directus before 12.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to skip permission checks by sending a failed auth message on public-mode WebSocket connections. Attackers can send an invalid token so handleAuthRequest sets accountability to null, then read, create, update or delete records in any user-defined collection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-636
Public exploit & PoC references
- https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/v12.0.2/api/src/websocket/controllers/base.ts#L381-L397
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/8d4cd86783bcbf5444eaf290e8dcecb33929300e
- https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v12.1.0
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-97xr-jchp-xm3c
All references
- https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/v12.0.2/api/src/websocket/controllers/base.ts#L381-L397
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/8d4cd86783bcbf5444eaf290e8dcecb33929300e
- https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v12.1.0
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-97xr-jchp-xm3c
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/directus-before-12.1.0-authorization-bypass-via-public-websocket-rest-interface
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