Directus is vulnerable to sensitive data exposure as user data is not being redacted when logged

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

4.2 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2025-53885: 0.20% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 10.14 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary When using Directus Flows to handle CRUD events for users it is possible to log the incoming data to console using the "Log to Console" operation and a template string. Impact Malicious admins can log sensitive data from other users when they are created or updated. Workarounds Avoid logging sensitive data to the console outside the context of development.

Published by the source

15 Jul 2025, 15:18 UTC

Last modified by the source

15 Jul 2025, 16:27 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:37 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-53885

Advisory: Directus is vulnerable to sensitive data exposure as user data is not being redacted when logged
IDs: CVE-2025-53885, GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-53885 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:37 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.2)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: directus 11.9.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm directus: affected >= 9.0.0, < 11.9.0; fixed in 11.9.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls directus --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on directus.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp (OSV record GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp lists affected ranges: npm directus >=9.0.0 <11.9.0 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-x3vm-88hf-gpxp lists affected ranges: npm directus >=9.0.0 <11.9.0)

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