CVE-2022-36031Network attack vector

Authenticated service crash via directory-valued filename_disk

Published Aug 19, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Denial of service in Directus before 9.15.0 allows remote authenticated users to abort the server process through the assets API. The assets endpoint accepts a directus_files.filename_disk value that names a directory and leaves the resulting file-access exception unhandled. The account must have permission to update filename_disk; successful exploitation interrupts Directus until its process is restarted.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.95%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Directus before 9.15.0 allows remote authenticated users to abort the server process through the assets API. The assets endpoint accepts a directus_files.filename_disk value that names a directory and leaves the resulting file-access exception unhandled. The account must have permission to update filename_disk; successful exploitation interrupts Directus until its process is restarted.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36031
Published
Aug 19, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
Directus
Product
Directus
Classifications
CWE-755, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 9.15.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Directus · Directusversion=< 9.15.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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