Resource exhaustion in Djangoproject Django

CVE-2025-26699

An issue was discovered in Django 5.1 before 5.1.7, 5.0 before 5.0.13, and 4.2 before 4.2.20. The django.utils.text.wrap() method and wordwrap template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long str…

EPSS: 0.003 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-26699?
CVE-2025-26699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-26699?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-26699 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.