CVE-2026-25673

7.5 HIGH
Published: March 03, 2026 Modified: March 05, 2026
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Description

An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.3, 5.2 before 5.2.12, and 4.2 before 4.2.29. `URLField.to_python()` in Django calls `urllib.parse.urlsplit()`, which performs NFKC normalization on Windows that is disproportionately slow for certain Unicode characters, allowing a remote attacker to cause denial of service via large URL inputs containing these characters. 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 Seokchan Yoon for reporting this issue.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
Source: 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92
Vendor Advisory Patch
https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
Source: 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92
Release Notes
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/mar/03/security-releases/
Source: 6a34fbeb-21d4-45e7-8e0a-62b95bc12c92
Patch Vendor Advisory

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
43th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

djangoproject