Vulnerability in Django-Tastypie
CVE-2026-16208
A flaw has been found in django-tastypie up to 0.15.1. The affected element is the function CacheThrottle/CacheDBThrottle of the file tastypie/throttle.py. This manipulation causes race condition. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- N/a Django-tastypie — versions 0.15.0, 0.15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-16208?
- CVE-2026-16208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Django-Tastypie, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16208?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.