CVE-2025-53886 Directus doesn't redact tokens in Flow logs
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-53886?
CVE-2025-53886 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 with the WebHook trigger all incoming request details are logged including security sensitive data like access and refresh tokens in cookies. Malicious admins with access to the logs can hijack the user sessions within the token expiration time of them triggering the Flow. Version 11.9.0 fixes the issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53886?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including directus. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
directus npm | All versions | 11.9.0 |
directus npm | All versions | 11.9.0 |
Products include Monospace Directus.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53886?
Upgrade directus to 11.9.0 or later.
Is CVE-2025-53886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-26969 Insecure default value for CORS configuration
- CVE-2025-55746 Directus allows unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization
- CVE-2026-35408 Directus is Missing Cross-Origin Opener Policy
- CVE-2026-61836 Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key
- CVE-2025-30353 Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f24x-rm6g-3w5v.