CVE-2026-5766
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
05/05/2026
Last modified:
05/05/2026
Description
An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14.<br />
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.<br />
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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`.<br />
Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected.<br />
Django would like to thank Kyle Agronick for reporting this issue.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.30
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
5.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM



