CVE-2025-55746 Directus allows unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization
Unauthenticated attackers can upload or modify files with arbitrary content, potentially leading to code execution or data tampering in Directus.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-55746?
CVE-2025-55746 is a critical vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 20 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55746?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including @directus/api and directus. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
@directus/api npm | From 14.1.0 | 28.0.2 |
@directus/api npm | From 14.1.0 | 28.0.2 |
directus npm | From 10.8.0 | 11.9.3 |
directus npm | From 10.8.0 | 11.9.3 |
Products include Monospace Directus.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55746?
Upgrade @directus/api to 28.0.2 or later.
Is CVE-2025-55746 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-55746 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Monospace Directus
- CVE-2022-26969 Insecure default value for CORS configuration
- 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
- CVE-2026-39942 Directus has a Path Traversal and Broken Access Control in File Management API
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv33-9f6j-pfmc.