Resource exhaustion in Directus - CVE-2025-30350
Published: March 26, 2025 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127114
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-30350
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in the S3 asset handling component when processing a burst of HEAD requests. A remote attacker can send many HEAD requests to cause a denial of service.
The issue can make assets unavailable for all Directus access policies, including admin and public access.
Affected software
Directus
How to mitigate CVE-2025-30350
Install security update from vendor's website.
Directus - update to 11.5.0