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.
References
- www.cve.org/CVERecord ↗
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126539 ↗
- github.com/directus/directus/blob/v12.0.2/api/src/websocket/controllers/base.ts ↗
- github.com/directus/directus/commit/8d4cd86783bcbf5444eaf290e8dcecb33929300e ↗
- github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v12.1.0 ↗
- github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-97xr-jchp-xm3c ↗
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/directus-before-12.1.0-authorization-bypass-via-public-websocket-rest-interface ↗
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