Vulnerability in Djangoproject Django
CVE-2026-53878
An issue was discovered in Django 6.0 before 6.0.7 and 5.2 before 5.2.16. `DomainNameValidator` does not prohibit newlines in domain names (unless used via a form field, since `CharField` strips newlines). If an application uses values with newlines in an HTTP response, header injection can occur. Django itself is unaffected because `HttpResponse` prohibits newlines in HTTP headers. 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 Bence Nagy for reporting this issue.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Djangoproject Django — versions 6.0, 6.0.7, 5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (mailing-list, Release Notes)
- 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-53878?
- CVE-2026-53878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, classified under CWE-144. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-53878?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.