Vulnerability · Published Aug 4, 2026 · Assigned by DSF
CVE-2026-15307Server-side file-write and request forgery via spatial lookups
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity server-side request forgery in Django from djangoproject. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. GeoDjango spatial lookups optimistically parse the right-hand-side value as a raster by passing it to the `django.contrib.gis.gdal.GDALRaster` constructor. Any value used in a spatial lookup against a `GeometryField` or `RasterField` reaches this constructor, including untrusted input, for example a spatial-field filter submitted through the Django admin changelist query string by a staff user with view permission. A `dict`, or a `str` holding its JSON representation, is opened in write mode regardless of the constructor's `write=False` default, allowing a file with an attacker-chosen name and contents to be written through a file-backed GDAL driver. Any other `str` is treated as a datasource, allowing an outbound network request through a GDAL virtual filesystem handler. Writing a file to a location later imported by the application can result in remote code execution. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.1.x, 5.0.x, and 4.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Bence Nagy, localhost-detect, and kimchunbok_ for reporting this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | py3-django | 5.2.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-15307 |
| Debian:12 | python-django | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15307 |
| Debian:13 | python-django | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15307 |
| Debian:14 | python-django | 3:5.2.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15307 |
| PyPI | django | 5.2.17 | GHSA-wvqv-fj8w-qmhm |
| PyPI | django | 6.0.8 | GHSA-wvqv-fj8w-qmhm |
| PyPI | django | 5.2.17, 6.0.8 | PYSEC-2026-4035 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-django | 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.29 | USN-8848-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | python-django | 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15307 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | python-django | 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.18 | USN-8848-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | python-django | 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15307 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | python-django | 3:5.2.9-0ubuntu4.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15307 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | python-django | 3:5.2.9-0ubuntu4.3 | USN-8848-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | Django | 6.0 – before 6.0.85.2 – before 5.2.17 |
Weakness: CWE-73, CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- Django security archive vendor-advisory
- Django releases announcements mailing-list
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/f1949c1f9758947ade984c895ff16bef46f56520 patch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/39b3e2d0c743a338def6c473086ebc06865e86b6 patch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/208f80cb682868b584ed0a78f23e4ba6304212aa patch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/115ffd0463a765ab1cc93de18e94b5459b8a300e patch
- Django security releases issued: 6.0.8 and 5.2.17 vendor-advisory