CVE-2026-15337: An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. `django.utils.translation.check_for_language()` is subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when gi

mediumCVSS 5.3CVE-2026-15337

An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. django.utils.translation.check_for_language() is subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when given many distinct, very long language codes, which are retained as keys in an in-memory cache and consume process memory. Such codes reach the function through the django.views.i18n.set_language() view, which is not routed by default. The consumed memory is bounded, since request data is limited by the DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE setting (default 2.5 MB) and the cache holds a fixed maximum number of entries. 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 Jaeyoung Jang for reporting this issue.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 5.3
Published: 2026-08-04
Last updated: 2026-08-04
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15337

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-153370.52% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 41% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-15337	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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