Open Redirect in Directus (CVE-2026-35411)
Summary
Vulnerability in Directus (CVE-2026-35411). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 11.16.1 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.16.1, Directus is vulnerable to an open redirect via the redirect query parameter on the /admin/tfa-setup page. When an administrator who has not yet configured Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) visits a crafted URL, they are presented with the legitimate Directus 2FA setup page. After completing the setup process, the application redirects the user to the attacker-controlled URL specified in the redirect parameter without any validation. This vulnerability could be used in phishing attacks targeting Directus administrators, as the initial interaction occurs on a trusted domain. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.16.1.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-35411 has been found in Directus.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: upgrade Directus to 11.16.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Directus CVE-2026-35411" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-35411 (Directus) — CWE-601 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: 11.16.1 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-601) exists in Directus.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Directus.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 11.16.1.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Directus' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Directus' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Directusを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Directus to 11.16.1ステージング環境で 11.16.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov