CVE-2026-97764 Security feature bypass in django-allauth
Attackers can bypass failed login attempt limits by leveraging diacritic handling in specific configurations, allowing for brute-force attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-97764?
CVE-2026-97764 is a low-severity vulnerability in django-allauth, published on 25 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
django-allauth before 65.19.4 does not have the expected limits on failed login attempts because, in some common configurations, an attacker can leverage the handling of diacritics (e.g., accents) for a higher effective limit.
Weakness: CWE-180
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97764?
Linux distribution packages (1)
python-django-allauth openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 65.19.4-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-97764?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-97764 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97764 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97764, GHSA-qwgm-hfpp-4pf6, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97764, openSUSE-SU-2026:11903-1.