An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14.
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.
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`.
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 Kyle Agronick for reporting this issue.
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.
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`.
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 Kyle Agronick for reporting this issue.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-8232-1 | Django vulnerabilities |
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Tue, 05 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14. 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. 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`. 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 Kyle Agronick for reporting this issue. | |
| Title | Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in ASGI requests via file upload limit bypass | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-130 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: DSF
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-05T14:49:19.715Z
Reserved: 2026-04-07T19:29:07.042Z
Link: CVE-2026-5766
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-05T16:16:17.740
Modified: 2026-05-05T16:16:17.740
Link: CVE-2026-5766
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