Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Directus - CVE-2026-35441
Published: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127125
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-35441
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the GraphQL endpoints when processing crafted GraphQL queries with repeated aliases. A remote user can send a specially crafted GraphQL request to cause a denial of service.
Any authenticated user, including one with minimal read-only permissions, can trigger the issue. The impact scales with the number of aliases, relational query depth, and concurrent requests.
Affected software
Directus
How to mitigate CVE-2026-35441
Install security update from vendor's website.
Directus - update to 11.17.0