# CVE-2026-61835: Directus: SSRF Protection Bypass via 0.0.0.0 in File Import


- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5h6-vqc3-phqh

## What is CVE-2026-61835?

CVE-2026-61835 is a high-severity vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 15 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, the SSRF protection on Directus's file-import-from-URL feature can be bypassed using the address 0.0.0.0 because api/src/request/is-denied-ip.ts treats 0.0.0.0 as a keyword for local interfaces but never blocks the literal address itself. On Linux and macOS, connecting to 0.0.0.0 reaches localhost, so an authenticated user with file-upload rights can make the server fetch internal services through the /files/import endpoint and retrieve the response as a downloadable file. This issue is fixed in version 12.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61835?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `directus` | npm | All versions | 12.0.0 |
| `directus` | npm | All versions | 12.0.0 |

Products: Monospace Directus.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-61835?

Upgrade directus to 12.0.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-61835 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Monospace Directus

- [CVE-2022-26969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26969/): Insecure default value for CORS configuration (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-55746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55746/): Directus allows unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-35408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35408/): Directus is Missing Cross-Origin Opener Policy (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-61836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61836/): Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-30353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30353/): Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-61835 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-61835 is a high-severity vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 15 Jul 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- directus (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 12.0.0
- directus (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 12.0.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61835/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61835/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61835
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61835
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-61835

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61835/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.