What is CVE-2026-35409?

CVE-2026-35409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Directus, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-35409?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

SSRF in Directus

CVE-2026-35409

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.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Directus — versions < 11.16.0
Monospace Directus

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35409?: CVE-2026-35409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Directus, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-35409?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.