CVE-2026-61836

Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key

Published Jul 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, when response caching is enabled, the cache-key derivation in api/src/utils/get-cache-key.ts includes version, path, query, and accountability.user but omits authorization context such as share, role, roles, admin, app, and policies. Directus share tokens and anonymous requests can both reduce to user null, so different shares or anonymous clients requesting the same URL and query can receive a permission-filtered cached response without permission re-evaluation. This issue is fixed in version 12.0.0.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c6w9-5g5j-jh2p Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Directus
Directus directus
Vendors & Products Directus
Directus directus
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, when response caching is enabled, the cache-key derivation in api/src/utils/get-cache-key.ts includes version, path, query, and accountability.user but omits authorization context such as share, role, roles, admin, app, and policies. Directus share tokens and anonymous requests can both reduce to user null, so different shares or anonymous clients requesting the same URL and query can receive a permission-filtered cached response without permission re-evaluation. This issue is fixed in version 12.0.0.
Title Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key
Weaknesses CWE-524
CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 4:32 PM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026, 8:28 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 15, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jul 28, 2026, 3:46 PM