{"id":"CVE-2022-36031","aliases":["EUVD-2022-6500","GHSA-77qm-wvqq-fg79"],"status":"published","title":"Unhandled exception on illegal filename_disk value","description":"Directus is a free and open-source data platform for headless content management. The Directus process can be aborted by having an authorized user update the `filename_disk` value to a folder and accessing that file through the `/assets` endpoint. This vulnerability has been patched and release v9.15.0 contains the fix. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may prevent this problem by making sure no (untrusted) non-admin users have permissions to update the `filename_disk` field on `directus_files`.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01,"percentile":0.6305,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-755"],"published":"2022-08-19T20:40:09Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:43Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"directus","fixed_in":["9.15.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"directus","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.15.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"directus","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.15.0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"directus","product":"directus"},{"vendor":"monospace","product":"directus"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-77qm-wvqq-fg79","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36031","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77qm-wvqq-fg79"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/36xxx/CVE-2022-36031.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-36031","title":"Unhandled exception on illegal filename_disk value","description":"Directus is a free and open-source data platform for headless content management. 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