CVE-2026-25673
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.
CVSS
7.5
High
EPSS
0.7%
p50
KEV
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Exploit Today
15
0-100
Published: Mar 3, 2026 · Last modified: Jul 15, 2026 · CWE-400 · CWE-770
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.
- docs.djangoproject.comhttps://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
- www.djangoproject.comhttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/mar/03/security-releases/
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25673
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444115
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-25673.json