Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Django - CVE-2026-6873

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Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Django - CVE-2026-6873

Published: June 4, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU133360
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-6873
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the "django.http.HttpRequest.get_signed_cookie" uses a non-injective salt derivation. A remote user can use a cookie in a context different from the one where it was signed.


Affected software

Django
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Fedora
python-django
python-django-help
python3-Django
python311-Django
python-django5

How to mitigate CVE-2026-6873

Install updates from vendor's website.

Django - addressed in versions 5.2.15, 6.0.6
python-django - addressed in versions 2.2.27-23, 4.2.15-16
python-django-help - addressed in versions 2.2.27-23, 4.2.15-16
python3-Django - addressed in versions 2.2.27-23, 4.2.15-16
python311-Django - update to 4.2.11-150600.3.59.1
python-django5 - addressed in versions 5.2.15-1.fc43, 5.2.15-1.fc44

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