CVE-2026-39942

HIGH

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, the PATCH /files/{id} endpoint accepts a user-controlled filename_disk parameter. By setting this value to match the storage path of another user's file, an attacker can overwrite that file's content while manipulating metadata fields such as uploaded_by to obscure the tampering. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.17.0.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Published: 4/9/2026Modified: 4/14/2026

Related Intelligence (1)

HIGHVulnerability

NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-39942 — Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content....

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, the PATCH /files/{id} endpoint accepts a user-controlled filename_disk parameter. By setting this value to match the storage path of another user's file, an attacker can overwrite that file's content while manipulating metadata fields such as uploaded_by to obscure the tampering. This vulnerability i

CVE-2026-39942
NIST NVD

References (2)

https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v11.17.0ProductRelease Noteshttps://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-393c-p46r-7c95MitigationVendor Advisory