### [CVE-2021-26594](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-26594)
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### Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can switch to the administrator role (via the PATCH method) without any control by the back end. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/sgranel/directusv8