CVE•Published 2026-04-09•Modified 2026-04-14•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-39942Monospace · Directus
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, the PATCH /files/{id} endpoint accepts a user-controlled filename_disk parameter. By setting this value to match the storage path of another user's file, an attacker can overwrite that file's content while manipulating metadata fields such as uploaded_by to obscure the tampering. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.17.0.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-09
Modified 2026-04-14
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-39942Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Monospace Directus"All exposed Monospace Directus instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Directus"HTTP body or banner mentions "Directus" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-39942Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-39942Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-39942Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-39942GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-39942" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-39942 on GitHub.