An issue was discovered in Django 6.0 before 6.0.7 and 5.2 before 5.2.16. `UpdateCacheMiddleware` and the `cache_page()` decorator cache responses that vary on cookies when the incoming request carries unrelated cookies, which allows remote attackers to read private data from the shared cache. 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 Chris Whyland for reporting this issue.
History

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Djangoproject
Djangoproject django
Vendors & Products Djangoproject
Djangoproject django

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description An issue was discovered in Django 6.0 before 6.0.7 and 5.2 before 5.2.16. `UpdateCacheMiddleware` and the `cache_page()` decorator cache responses that vary on cookies when the incoming request carries unrelated cookies, which allows remote attackers to read private data from the shared cache. 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 Chris Whyland for reporting this issue.
Title Potential exposure of private data via cached Set-Cookie response
Weaknesses CWE-524
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: DSF

Published: 2026-07-07T14:09:32.687Z

Updated: 2026-07-07T14:59:53.337Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T20:50:32.466Z

Link: CVE-2026-48588

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-07T14:59:49.237Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-07T14:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-48588 - Bugzilla