{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "8.0.0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "8.8.1"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "7a0ddbd38e44f1f2c188dfdc6840e72be5126798"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "5bdfc79eef6a82f8f075af27880f2a5fb85a7bee"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/directus/directus",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can switch to the administrator role (via the PATCH method) without any control by the back end. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer",
  "id": "CVE-2021-26594",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T21:47:52.261103543Z",
  "published": "2021-02-23T19:15:13.777Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://github.com/sgranel/directusv8"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}