CVE-2026-35441 Directus Affected by GraphQL Alias Amplification Denial-of-Service Due to Missing Query Cost/Complexity Limits

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 11.17.0, Directus' GraphQL endpoints /graphql and /graphql/system did not deduplicate resolver invocations within a single request. An authenticated user could exploit GraphQL aliasing to repeat an expensive...

GHSA-6Q22-G298-GRJH Directus: Unauthenticated Denial of Service via GraphQL Alias Amplification of Expensive Health Check Resolver

Summary The GraphQL specification permits a single query to repeat the same field multiple times using aliases, with each alias resolved independently by default. Directus did not deduplicate resolver invocations within a single request, meaning each alias triggered a full, independent execution ...

Directus: GraphQL Alias Amplification Denial of Service Due to Missing Query Cost/Complexity Limits

Summary Directus' GraphQL endpoints /graphql and /graphql/system did not deduplicate resolver invocations within a single request. An authenticated user could exploit GraphQL aliasing to repeat an expensive relational query many times in a single request, forcing the server to execute a large...