# CVE-2024-27295

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-27295
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.2 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-706
- **Published:** Mar 1, 2024
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The password reset mechanism of the Directus backend allows attackers to receive a password reset email of a victim user, specifically having it arrive at a similar email address as the victim with a one or more characters changed to use accents. This is due to the fact that by default MySQL/MariaDB are configured for accent-insensitive and case-insensitive comparisons. This vulnerability is fixed in version 10.8.3.

## Affected Products

- directus — directus (< 10.8.3)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.70%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 51.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._