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CVE-2026-26185

Directus Affected by User Enumeration via Password Reset Timing Attack

Published: Feb 12, 2026Updated: Feb 20, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-203
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 72.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Before 11.14.1, a timing-based user enumeration vulnerability exists in the password reset functionality. When an invalid reset_url parameter is provided, the response time differs by approximately 500ms between existing and non-existing users, enabling reliable user enumeration. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.14.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-203

Affected Products

directus
commercialaka @directus/api, directus api
directusMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
@directus/apiMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
npm
package-ecosystem
directus
OSS Libraries
@directus/api
OSS Libraries
monospace
commercialaka directus
directusMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf
github.com
https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/26485
github.com
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/e69aa7a5248c6e3e822cb1ac354dee295df90b2a
github.com
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