# CVE-2026-26185: Directus user enumeration via password reset timing attack

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-26185-directus-user-enumeration-via-password-reset-timing-attack  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-02-12. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-26185 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-02-12

Directus is a popular open-source headless CMS and API platform. A timing-based vulnerability in its password reset functionality allows attackers to enumerate valid user accounts by measuring response delays, potentially enabling targeted phishing campaigns and account enumeration attacks.

Technologies: [@directus/api (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/directus-api), [directus (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/directus). Vendors: [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-26185 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-26185 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-26185?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 February 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** @directus/api (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=32.2.0; directus (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=11.14.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-26185?** Yes. @directus/api (npm): upgrade to 32.2.0 or later; directus (npm): upgrade to 11.14.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-26185 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-26185?** Check whether you run @directus/api (npm) or directus (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- @directus/api (npm): upgrade to 32.2.0 or later

  ```sh
  npm install @directus/api@32.2.0
  ```

- directus (npm): upgrade to 11.14.1 or later

  ```sh
  npm install directus@11.14.1
  ```


## Technical details

The vulnerability is a timing-based user enumeration (CWE-203) in the password reset endpoint. The password reset mechanism includes timing protection to prevent enumeration; however, URL parameter validation executes before this protection is applied. When an attacker provides an invalid reset_url parameter, the response time differs by approximately 500ms between existing and non-existing users, reliably revealing account existence. No authentication is required; exploitation requires only network access to the password reset endpoint. The vulnerability affects Directus versions up to 11.15.0 and @directus/api versions prior to 32.2.0, with fixes available in 11.15.0 and 32.2.0 respectively.

## Affected products

- Directus Directus ≤ 11.15.0
- Directus @directus/api < 32.2.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-26185
- GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf

## Timeline

- 2026-02-12: disclosed: Advisory GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf published
- 2026-02-12: patched: Fixes available in Directus 11.15.0 and @directus/api 32.2.0

## References

- [https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf](https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-jr94-gj3h-c8rf)

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