# CVE-2026-22032: Directus has open redirect in SAML

- Also known as: GHSA-3573-4C68-G8CC
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 11.14.0, 32.1.1
- Published: 2026-01-08 · Updated: 2026-01-15

## Affected

- directus: fixed in 11.14.0
- directus (npm): fixed in 11.14.0
- @directus/api (npm): fixed in 32.1.1

## Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 11.14.0, an open redirect vulnerability exists in the Directus SAML authentication callback endpoint. During SAML authentication, the `RelayState` parameter is intended to preserve the user's original destination. However, while the login initiation flow validates redirect targets against allowed domains, this validation is not applied to the callback endpoint. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious authentication request that redirects users to an arbitrary external URL upon completion. The vulnerability is present in both the success and error handling paths of the callback. This vulnerability can be exploited without authentication. Version 11.14.0 contains a patch.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on directus, @directus/api, upgrade to a fixed version (11.14.0, 32.1.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-3573-4c68-g8cc
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/dad9576ea9362905cc4de8028d3877caff36dc23

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