Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2026-15830
An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. GeoDjango's `django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSGeometry` is subject to a potential denial-of-service when parsing deeply nested `GEOMETRYCOLLECTION` objects supplied as well-known text (WKT), well-known binary (WKB), or hex-encoded WKB, which triggers unbounded recursion and a segmentation fault in the underlying GEOS library. Spatial field lookups and the `django.contrib.gis.forms.GeometryField` form field are also 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 Andrew MacPherson and kimchunbok_ for reporting this issue.
EPSS: 0.013 (68.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 6.0, 6.0.8, 5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (Patch, patch)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (Patch, patch)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (Patch, patch)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (Patch, patch)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-15830?
- CVE-2026-15830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-15830?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.