CVE-2026-73228

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 67% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. Prior to 3.17.2, Django REST Framework's request.data parsing in rest_framework/request.py Request._parse() passes the underlying HttpRequest stream to JSONParser and FormParser for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies, bypassing Django's DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE protection and allowing oversized request bodies to consume additional memory and CPU. This issue is fixed in version 3.17.2.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
55(Attend)
EG Risk 55/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
33%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github, github_commit.
github Patch Available

Potential bypass of Django `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` when parsing oversized JSON and urlencoded request bodies via DRF `request.data` · Advisory · encode/django-rest-framework · GitHub

https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
github_pr Patch Available

Enforce `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` for `request.data` parsing

Patch available: encode/django-rest-framework 3.17.2 (PR #10013 merged 2026-08-05)

https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/10013
github_commit Patch Available

commit 82ef7b7e4e0a (encode/django-rest-framework)

Patch available: encode/django-rest-framework 3.18.0 (contains commit 82ef7b7e4e0a)

https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/82ef7b7e4e0a73ba5c489b465fae7e76d948da4e
github_commit Patch Available

commit 2912dc98042f (encode/django-rest-framework)

Patch available: encode/django-rest-framework 3.17.2 (contains commit 2912dc98042f)

https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/2912dc98042f78e27636551fc22eeaf10f725fdd

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-73228(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
djangorestframework3.14.0-2 ... 3.17.1-1 (12 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
djangorestframework3.16.0-1 ... 3.17.1-1 (6 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
djangorestframework3.16.0-1 ... 3.17.1-1 (6 versions)——
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
djangorestframework0.1 ... 3.9.4 (141 versions)3.17.2—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 46× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-73228?
CVE-2026-73228 is a medium vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. Prior to 3.17.2, Django REST Framework's request.data parsing in restframework/request.py Request.parse() passes the underlying HttpRequest stream to JSONParser and FormParser for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded…
When was CVE-2026-73228 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73228 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-73228 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-73228 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 67.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73228?
CVE-2026-73228 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73228?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-73228, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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