CVE-2026-16208 django-tastypie throttle.py CacheDBThrottle race condition
A race condition in django-tastypie's throttle mechanism allows remote attackers to bypass rate limiting, though exploitation is difficult.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16208?
CVE-2026-16208 is a low-severity vulnerability in django-tastypie, published on 19 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw has been found in django-tastypie up to 0.15.1. The affected element is the function CacheThrottle/CacheDBThrottle of the file tastypie/throttle.py. This manipulation causes race condition. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16208?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4r9-g979-rc2x.