CVE-2026-39943

Directus exposes sensitive fields in revision history

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 9, 2026 at 04:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDirectusDirectus

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, Directus stores revision records (in directus_revisions) whenever items are created or updated. Due to the revision snapshot code not consistently calling the prepareDelta sanitization pipeline, sensitive fields (including user tokens, two-factor authentication secrets, external auth identifiers, auth data, stored credentials, and AI provider API keys) could be stored in plaintext within revision records. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.17.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.17.0
v < 11.17.0
Affected range stops below 11.17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-mvv8-v4jj-g47j
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v11.17.0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-312

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