CVE-2026-35409 - Directus has a SSRF Protection Bypass via IPv4-Mapped IPv6 Addresses in File Import

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HIGH

Directus has a SSRF Protection Bypass via IPv4-Mapped IPv6 Addresses in File Import

Published Apr 6, 2026

7.7

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.38%

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.16.0, a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) protection bypass has been identified and fixed in Directus. The IP address validation mechanism used to block requests to local and private networks could be circumvented using IPv4-Mapped IPv6 address notation. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.16.0.

Affected products

Vendor Directus Product Directus Default
n/a
- Version
  < 11.16.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Directus

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
< 11.16.0	affected	-

Ecosystem	Package	Introduced	Fixed
npm	directus	0	11.16.0

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-918

SSRF

References (4)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-19517
Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv3h-5fx7-966h
Advisory
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-wv3h-5fx7-966h
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35409

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-19517		Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv3h-5fx7-966h		Advisory
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-wv3h-5fx7-966h		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35409