CVE-2025-64746: Directus has Improper Permission Handling on Deleted Fields

November 14, 2025

Directus does not properly clean up field-level permissions when a field is deleted. If a new field with the same name is created later, the system automatically re-applies the old permissions, which can lead to unauthorized access.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x5g-62gj-wqf2
github.com/directus/directus
github.com/directus/directus/commit/84d7636969083387164ce5d2fd15a65e11e2d0b8
github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-9x5g-62gj-wqf2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64746

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