Answer in brief
CVE-2026-73228 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Django REST framework: Potential bypass of Django `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` when parsing oversized JSON and urlencoded request bodies via DRF `request.data`. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps encode/django-rest-framework (generic), djangorestframework (pip), djangorestframework (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps encode/django-rest-framework (generic), djangorestframework (pip), djangorestframework (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| encode/django-rest-frameworkgeneric | < 3.17.2 | Not reported |
| djangorestframeworkpip | <3.17.2 | 3.17.2 |
| djangorestframeworkpypi | >=0 <3.17.2 | 3.17.2 |
Published upstream
Aug 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 11, 2026
Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. Prior to 3.17.2, Django REST Framework's request.data parsing in rest_framework/request.py Request._parse() passes the underlying HttpRequest stream to JSONParser and FormParser for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies, bypassing Django's DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE protection and allowing oversized request bodies to consume additional memory and CPU. This issue is fixed in version 3.17.2.
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