CVE-2025-53885 Directus doesn't redact sensitive user data when logging via event hooks

What is CVE-2025-53885?

CVE-2025-53885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 14 Jul 2025.

Official description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to version 11.9.0, when using Directus Flows to handle CRUD events for users it is possible to log the incoming data to console using the "Log to Console" operation and a template string. Malicious admins can log sensitive data from other users when they are created or updated. Version 11.9.0 contains a fix for the issue. As a workaround, avoid logging sensitive data to the console outside the context of development.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53885?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including directus. It affects 1 product.

Products include Monospace Directus.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53885?

Upgrade directus to 11.9.0 or later.

Is CVE-2025-53885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Monospace Directus

• CVE-2022-26969 Insecure default value for CORS configuration Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-55746 Directus allows unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization Critical 9.3
• CVE-2026-35408 Directus is Missing Cross-Origin Opener Policy High 8.7
• CVE-2026-61836 Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key High 8.6
• CVE-2025-30353 Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data High 8.6

All Monospace Directus vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp.