Improper Neutralization Affecting django package, versions [,5.2.16)[6.0a1,6.0.7)
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- published7 Jul 2026
- disclosed7 Jul 2026
- creditBence Nagy
Introduced: 7 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-53878 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Django to version 5.2.16, 6.0.7 or higher.
Overview
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization via the DomainNameValidator process. An attacker can inject arbitrary HTTP headers by submitting input containing newline characters, which may be included in HTTP responses if not properly sanitized.