Resource exhaustion in Encode Django-rest-framework

CVE-2026-73228

Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. Prior to 3.17.2, Django REST Framework's request.data parsing in rest_framework/request.py Request._parse() passes the underlying HttpRequest stream to JSONParser and FormParser for…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73228?
CVE-2026-73228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Encode Django-rest-framework, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-73228?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.