CVE-2026-77050
Django: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in get_supported_language_variant()
CVSS
5.3MediumExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.38%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
What fixes it
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
An issue was discovered in Django 6.1 before 6.1.2, 6.0 before 6.0.9, and 5.2 before 5.2.18. django.utils.translation.get_supported_language_variant() is subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when processing many distinct, very long language codes, which are retained as keys in an in-memory cache and consume process memory. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.1.x, 5.0.x, and 4.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Gleb Lizunov for reporting this issue.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 6
- Djangoaffected: 6.1 before 6.1.2CVE List
- Djangounaffected: 6.1.2CVE List
- Djangoaffected: 6.0 before 6.0.9CVE List
- Djangounaffected: 6.0.9CVE List
- Djangoaffected: 5.2 before 5.2.18CVE List
- Djangounaffected: 5.2.18CVE List
References 7
- github.com/django/django/commit/c88b304cc2d90fc37d3bd1f5f3829706fa6c13bcFixvia CVE List
- github.com/django/django/commit/7e878b0f8bd42260903e6a0d38996a93b0474a0bFixvia CVE List
- github.com/django/django/commit/3d32ee80ae52745d686bf94d3555000ddf073267Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/django/django/commit/02a69e3791e3df23d45ea4ea7e7fc489f0eef2beFixvia CVE List
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/Advisoryvia CVE List
- djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/oct/06/security-releases/Advisoryvia CVE List
- groups.google.com/g/django-announceReferencevia CVE List