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CVE-2026-87975

Django: Privilege abuse in model formsets with editable primary keys

djangoproject DjangoFrameworks
CVSS
4.3Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.24%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in6.1.2Also 6.0.9, 5.2.18CVE List
Published6 Oct 2026Updated 6 Oct 2026CVE List

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.forms.models.BaseModelFormSet.save_existing_objects() used the presence of a primary key on a submitted form's instance as evidence that the instance belonged to the formset's limiting queryset. An object outside that queryset is represented by a newly constructed instance whose primary key can still be populated from submitted data when the model's primary key is a field accepted by the form, such as a OneToOneField or parent link used as the primary key of an inline formset's model, or a natural or UUID primary key included in the form's fields. This allows an authenticated user permitted to submit such a formset to delete rows outside the limiting queryset, without any permission on the targeted object, via forged management-form data marking an out-of-queryset object for deletion. Models using the default AutoField primary key are not affected. 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 Seonggwon Yoon 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

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