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 strings.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 4.2, 5.0, 5.1
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- groups.google.com/g/django-announce (Vendor Advisory)
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/mar/06/security-releases/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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.