Description
Directus before 12.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to skip permission checks by sending a failed auth message on public-mode WebSocket connections. Attackers can send an invalid token so handleAuthRequest sets accountability to null, then read, create, update or delete records in any user-defined collection.
Published: 2026-11-11
Score: 9.2 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Description Directus before 12.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to skip permission checks by sending a failed auth message on public-mode WebSocket connections. Attackers can send an invalid token so handleAuthRequest sets accountability to null, then read, create, update or delete records in any user-defined collection.
Title Directus before 12.1.0 Authorization Bypass via Public WebSocket REST Interface
First Time appeared Monospace
Monospace directus
Weaknesses CWE-636
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Monospace
Monospace directus
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

Monospace Directus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T00:58:52.738Z

Reserved: 2026-11-11T00:14:02.012Z

Link: CVE-2026-126539

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-11T01:17:15.173

Modified: 2026-11-11T01:17:15.173

Link: CVE-2026-126539

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-636

    Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')