CVE-2026-61835

Directus: SSRF Protection Bypass via 0.0.0.0 in File Import

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 15, 2026 at 02:16 PM UTC
Updated: July 28, 2026 at 04:05 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDirectusDirectus

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 12.0.0, the SSRF protection on Directus's file-import-from-URL feature can be bypassed using the address 0.0.0.0 because api/src/request/is-denied-ip.ts treats 0.0.0.0 as a keyword for local interfaces but never blocks the literal address itself. On Linux and macOS, connecting to 0.0.0.0 reaches localhost, so an authenticated user with file-upload rights can make the server fetch internal services through the /files/import endpoint and retrieve the response as a downloadable file. This issue is fixed in version 12.0.0.

Affected

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

v < 12.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 12.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j5h6-vqc3-phqh
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/27606
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v12.0.0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.7HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-918

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