CVE-2026-48588 Potential exposure of private data via cached Set-Cookie response
Attackers can read private data from shared caches when Django caches responses varying on cookies, requiring specific middleware or decorator usage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-48588?
CVE-2026-48588 is a low-severity vulnerability in Djangoproject Django, published on 7 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-524
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48588?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including django. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
django Bitnami | From 5.2.0 | 5.2.16, 6.0.7 |
django PyPI | All versions | 5.2.16 |
django PyPI | All versions | 5.2.16 |
django PyPI | From 5.2 | 5.2.16, 6.0.7 |
django PyPI | From 6.0.0 | 6.0.7 |
django PyPI | From 6.0.0 | 6.0.7 |
Products include Djangoproject Django.
How do I fix CVE-2026-48588?
Upgrade django to a fixed version for your release line: 5.2.16 or 6.0.7.
Is CVE-2026-48588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as BIT-django-2026-48588, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48588, ECHO-1b5a-ee63-2c52, GHSA-3h9f-r86x-qvjx, MINI-qqc8-2xq8-fcc7, MINI-vg46-58x3-5v5g and 2 more.