How severe is CVE-2025-55746?

CVE-2025-55746 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.3, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability low.

Is CVE-2025-55746 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (35th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-55746?

CVE-2025-55746 affects Monospace Directus. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55746?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-55746 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-55746 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-25355.

When was CVE-2025-55746 published?

CVE-2025-55746 was published on 2025-08-20 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-55746

CVE-2025-55746 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Monospace Directus with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-73.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.3)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (35th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-25355
Weakness: CWE-73
Affected product: Monospace Directus
Published: 2025-08-20
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-55746?: Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. From 10.8.0 to before 11.9.3, a vulnerability exists in the file update mechanism which allows an unauthenticated actor to modify existing files with arbitrary contents (without changes being applied to the files' database-resident metadata) and / or upload new files, with arbitrary content and extensions, which won't show up in the Directus UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.9.3.
How severe is CVE-2025-55746?: CVE-2025-55746 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.3, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability low.
Is CVE-2025-55746 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (35th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-55746?: CVE-2025-55746 affects Monospace Directus. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55746?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-55746 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-55746 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-25355.
When was CVE-2025-55746 published?: CVE-2025-55746 was published on 2025-08-20 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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