GHSA-393c-p46r-7c95: Directus: Path Traversal and Broken Access Control in File Management API

April 4, 2026 (updated April 7, 2026)

A broken access control vulnerability was identified in the Directus file management API that allows authenticated users to overwrite files belonging to other users by manipulating the filename_disk parameter.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-393c-p46r-7c95
github.com/directus/directus
github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-393c-p46r-7c95

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