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

CVE-2025-55746 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Directus are affected by CVE-2025-55746?

Organizations using Directus face critical risk from CVE-2025-55746 rated CVSS 9.3.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-55746?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-55746. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-55746?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches immediately. Vendor patch is available.

Directus CVE-2025-55746

CRITICAL

External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73)

2025-08-20 security-advisories@github.com

Information Disclosure Directus

9.3

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

9.3 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:07 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:07 nvd

Patch available

PoC Detected

Jan 13, 2026 - 18:29 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Aug 20, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.3

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 npm packages depend on @directus/api (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 14.1.0.

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

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.

AnalysisAI

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-73. 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. Affected products include: Monospace Directus. Version information: before 11.9.3.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.