CVE-2026-5766
MEDIUMDjango ASGI File Upload - Memory Limit Bypass DoS
Title source: manualDescription
An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14. ASGI requests with a missing or understated `Content-Length` header can bypass the `FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` limit, potentially loading large files into memory and causing service degradation. As a reminder, Django expects a limit to be configured at the web server level rather than solely relying on `FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE`. 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 Kyle Agronick for reporting this issue.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
Django security archive
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
Django security releases issued: 6.0.5 and 5.2.14
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/may/05/security-releases/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-130
Status
published
Products (7)
djangoproject/Django
5.2 - 5.2.14
djangoproject/django
5.2 - 5.2.14
djangoproject/Django
5.2.14
djangoproject/Django
6.0 - 6.0.5
djangoproject/Django
6.0.5
pypi/Django
5.2 - 5.2.14PyPI
pypi/Django
6.0 - 6.0.5PyPI
Published
May 05, 2026
Tracked Since
May 05, 2026