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CVE-2026-35442

Directus: Authenticated Users Can Extract Concealed Fields via Aggregate Queries

Published: Apr 6, 2026Updated: Apr 20, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
8.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200CWE-863

Affected Products

directusdirectus
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
directusmonospace
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
directuscommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka @directus/api, directus api
monospacecommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka directus

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-38hg-ww64-rrwc
github.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 6, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 20, 2026

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