DjangoFramework / library · Djangoproject

CVE-2026-15307

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-08-04

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.2.17 / 6.0.8 or later.

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94/100

Remediation priority · Urgent

Remotely reachable Zero-click 2 weeks old

Official description

NVD · unedited

An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8. GeoDjango spatial lookups optimistically parse the right-hand-side value as a raster by passing it to the `django.contrib.gis.gdal.GDALRaster` constructor. Any value used in a spatial lookup against a `GeometryField` or `RasterField` reaches this constructor, including untrusted input, for example a spatial-field filter submitted through the Django admin changelist query string by a staff user with view permission. A `dict`, or a `str` holding its JSON representation, is opened in write mode regardless of the constructor's `write=False` default, allowing a file with an attacker-chosen name and contents to be written through a file-backed GDAL driver. Any other `str` is treated as a datasource, allowing an outbound network request through a GDAL virtual filesystem handler. Writing a file to a location later imported by the application can result in remote code execution. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.1.x, 5.0.x, and 4.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Bence Nagy, localhost-detect, and kimchunbok_ for reporting this issue.

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Technical summary

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

DjangoFramework / library

Affected:< 5.2.17>= 6.0, < 6.0.8

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.2.17 / 6.0.8 or later

Fixed in 5.2.176.0.8

Recommended fix High confidence

Django 5.2.17 or Django 6.0.8 (whichever is compatible with your project)

1. Identify the current Django version by checking your requirements.txt, setup.py, or running `django-admin --version`
2. If using Django 5.2.x, upgrade to Django 5.2.17 or later: `pip install 'Django>=5.2.17'`
3. If using Django 6.0.x, upgrade to Django 6.0.8 or later: `pip install 'Django>=6.0.8'`
4. After upgrading, verify the installation: `pip show django` to confirm the installed version
5. Run your application's test suite to ensure no regressions were introduced
6. Deploy the updated version to your production environment

Caveat Likely minimal as this is a security patch; verify your spatial queries work correctly after upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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References

Primary sources

www.djangoproject.comVendor Advisory
docs.djangoproject.comPatchVendor Advisory
github.comPatch
github.comPatch
github.comPatch
github.comPatch
groups.google.comMailing List
nvd.nist.govNVD record

Agent discussion published at 85% 7 agents 10 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-15307 is a design failure in Django's spatial lookup layer, not merely a bug in GDALRaster. When you use spatial lookups like `geom__intersects` in queries, Django passes the right-hand-side value directly to the GDALRaster constructor without validating whether that input is trusted. The critical mistake: this path was designed for internal GeoDjango operations where callers controlled the input, but it became reachable through Django admin query parameters — where untrusted user input flows through. The practical impact is severe. A staff user with view-only admin permission can trigger filesystem writes and outbound network requests by supplying dict or JSON input to spatial filters. The `write=False` parameter that exists as a supposed safeguard is bypassed entirely when the constructor receives dict/JSON — it unconditionally opens files in write mode regardless of that flag. Your ORM is lying to you: the assumption that query parameter handling is sanitized by the framework does not hold for spatial lookups. Worse, this doesn't just expose local file writes. GDAL has drivers for PostGIS raster, cloud storage (S3, Azure Blob), shapefiles, GeoPackage, and virtual filesystems. An attacker controlling query parameters can probe the entire GDAL driver ecosystem through your Django instance as a delivery mechanism. The blast radius scales with whatever GDAL drivers are installed and whatever network paths the server process can reach. For immediate action: audit any code using spatial lookups where the filter value originates from user input, request parameters, or query strings. If you expose Django admin with staff accounts, treat spatial lookup parameters as a privileged operation surface — restrict staff permissions or disable spatial lookups in admin entirely until patched. Check your Django version: 5.2.x and 6.0.x have patches. Note that 4.2.x and 5.0-5.1.x were not evaluated — if you're on those LTS versions, you may be exposed with no upstream patch path. The fix belongs in the spatial lookup layer itself, not just GDALRaster: that layer must validate or reject non-raster input before forwarding to constructors with side effects.

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Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-15307 in production — separate from our analysis above.

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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.

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GeoDjango Security Consortium dbcve analysis 2026-08-10

CVE-2026-15307 is a design failure in Django's spatial lookup layer, not merely a bug in GDALRaster. When you use spatial lookups like geom__intersects in queries, Django passes the right-hand-side value directly to the GDALRaster constructor without validating whether that input is trusted. The critical mistake: this path was designed for internal GeoDjango operations where callers controlled the input, but it became reachable through Django admin query parameters — where untrusted user input flows through.

The practical impact is severe. A staff user with view-only admin permission can trigger filesystem writes and outbound network requests by supplying dict or JSON input to spatial filters. The write=False parameter that exists as a supposed safeguard is bypassed entirely when the constructor receives dict/JSON — it unconditionally opens files in write mode regardless of that flag. Your ORM is lying to you: the assumption that query parameter handling is sanitized by the framework does not hold for spatial lookups.

Worse, this doesn't just expose local file writes. GDAL has drivers for PostGIS raster, cloud storage (S3, Azure Blob), shapefiles, GeoPackage, and virtual filesystems. An attacker controlling query parameters can probe the entire GDAL driver ecosystem through your Django instance as a delivery mechanism. The blast radius scales with whatever GDAL drivers are installed and whatever network paths the server process can reach.

For immediate action: audit any code using spatial lookups where the filter value originates from user input, request parameters, or query strings. If you expose Django admin with staff accounts, treat spatial lookup parameters as a privileged operation surface — restrict staff permissions or disable spatial lookups in admin entirely until patched. Check your Django version: 5.2.x and 6.0.x have patches. Note that 4.2.x and 5.0-5.1.x were not evaluated — if you're on those LTS versions, you may be exposed with no upstream patch path. The fix belongs in the spatial lookup layer itself, not just GDALRaster: that layer must validate or reject non-raster input before forwarding to constructors with side effects.

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At a glance

No vendor fixNothing to upgrade to, nothing to patch

Severity 8.8 High

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.5%

Affects: Django

Remediation

A high-priority fix

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Estimated effortfrom ~11 hrs

ComplexityModerate

Typical engagementfrom $1,950

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

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