# CVE-2026-35411: Directus is an Open Redirect in Admin 2FA Setup Page

- Also known as: GHSA-Q75C-4GMV-MG9X
- 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: 11.16.1
- Published: 2026-04-06 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- directus: fixed in 11.16.1
- directus (npm): fixed in 11.16.1

## Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.16.1, Directus is vulnerable to an open redirect via the redirect query parameter on the /admin/tfa-setup page. When an administrator who has not yet configured Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) visits a crafted URL, they are presented with the legitimate Directus 2FA setup page. After completing the setup process, the application redirects the user to the attacker-controlled URL specified in the redirect parameter without any validation. This vulnerability could be used in phishing attacks targeting Directus administrators, as the initial interaction occurs on a trusted domain. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.16.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on directus, upgrade to a fixed version (11.16.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-q75c-4gmv-mg9x

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