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CVE-2025-55746

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-08-20
  • Fixed in11.9.3
  • WeaknessCWE-434 · CWE-73

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-08-2018:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Monospace directus
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.9≥ 10.8.0, < 11.9.311.9.3
@directus/api
BranchAffectedFixed in
28.0≥ 14.1.0, < 28.0.228.0.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • directus
    Affected
    • = >= 10.8.0, < 11.9.3no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-08-20

Fix

  1. Update Monospace directus to 11.9.3

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2025-08-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mv33-9f6j-pfmc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-55746?

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.

Is CVE-2025-55746 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-55746 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-11, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-55746?

CVE-2025-55746 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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