CVE-2026-5766

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14. ASGI requests with a missing or understated `Content-Length` header can bypass the `FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` limit, potentially loading large files into memory and causing service degradation. As a reminder, Django expects a limit to be configured at the web server level rather than solely relying on `FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE`. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Kyle Agronick for reporting this issue.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published5/5/2026

Last Modified5/5/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-130

References

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/(6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92)

https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce(6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92)

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/may/05/security-releases/(6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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