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TI-2026-68435 Aliases CVE-2026-77050GHSA-mxcg-2f2x-4q92

Memory exhaustion in Django get_supported_language_variant()

Priority LOW 37CWE-789Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-789.

Summary

Django 6.1 before 6.1.2, 6.0 before 6.0.9, and 5.2 before 5.2.18 are affected. The django.utils.translation.get_supported_language_variant() function keeps many distinct, very long language codes as keys in an in-memory cache, which can exhaust process memory (CWE-789). An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a denial of service by sending many such language codes. Earlier unsupported series such as 5.1.x, 5.0.x, and 4.2.x were not evaluated and may also be affected.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Django (djangoproject): 6.1.2, 6.0.9, 5.2.18Red Hat: 10 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
djangoprojectDjango6.1 to before 6.1.2; 6.0 to before 6.0.9; 5.2 to before 5.2.186.1.2, 6.0.9, 5.2.18Patch availableCNA
  • Django Vendordjangoproject Affected 6.1 to before 6.1.2; 6.0 to before 6.0.9; 5.2 to before 5.2.18 Fixed in 6.1.2, 6.0.9, 5.2.18 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——djangoproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·djangoproject

Remediation

Upgrade Django to 6.1.2, 6.0.9, or 5.2.18. Red Hat lists Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Discovery 2, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens), Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0, Red Hat Satellite 6, Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers, Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5, and Self-service automation portal 2 as affected without a fix, with no fix planned for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens), 16.2, 17.1 and Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA Django (djangoproject) Fixed in 6.1.2, 6.0.9, 5.2.18

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    djangoproject Django — Django security releases issued: 6.1.2, 6.0.9, and 5.2.18

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-68438 Quadratic parsing in Django HTTP headers allows denial of servicePriority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-68440 Server-side request forgery in Django spatial lookup bytes valuesPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2026-68441 Authorization bypass in Django model formsets lets users delete rowsPriority LOW 23
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Discovery 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Satellite 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud ProvidersAffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Self-service automation portal 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77050
  2. 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-mxcg-2f2x-4q92
  3. 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-07 CVSS score changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 4

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2022-15177 An issue was discovered in Django 3.2 before 3.2.14 and 4.0 before 4.0.6. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05994 Django 1.11 before 1.11.28, 2.2 before 2.2.10, and 3.0 before 3.0.3 allows SQL Injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10198 An issue was discovered in the Multipart Request Parser in Django 3.2 before 3.2.18, 4.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-14306 Django before 1.11.27, 2.x before 2.2.9, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows account takeover. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-10595 An issue was discovered in Django 1.11.x before 1.11.23, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, and 2.2.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14006 Django 3.1.x before 3.1.13 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows QuerySet.order_by SQL injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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