Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in Directus - #VU146807
Published: September 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146807
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-706
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to activate an account with a stored email address they do not control.
The vulnerability exists due to use of incorrectly-resolved name or reference in the public registration and email verification flow when processing registration requests under accent-insensitive email comparison. A remote attacker can submit an accented variant of an existing email address to activate an account with a stored email address they do not control.
Public registration and email verification must be enabled, and the database must be MySQL or MariaDB using an accent-insensitive collation.
Affected software
Directus
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
Directus - update to 12.3.1