CVE-2026-6873

LOW

Signed cookie salt namespace collision in django.http.HttpRequest.get_signed_cookie

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Django 6.0 before 6.0.6 and 5.2 before 5.2.15. `django.http.HttpRequest.get_signed_cookie` in Django uses a non-injective salt derivation (concatenating the cookie name and salt argument), which allows a remote attacker to use a cookie in a context different from the one where it was signed, via distinct `(name, salt)` pairs that produce the same concatenation. 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 Peng Zhou 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/
Mailing List mailing-list
Django releases announcements
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
Django security releases issued: 6.0.6 and 5.2.15
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jun/03/security-releases/

Scores

CVSS v3 3.1
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-347
Status published
Products (5)
djangoproject/Django 5.2 - 5.2.15
djangoproject/django 5.2 - 5.2.15
djangoproject/Django 5.2.15
djangoproject/Django 6.0 - 6.0.6
djangoproject/Django 6.0.6
Published Jun 03, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 03, 2026