Description
An issue was discovered in Django 6.1 before 6.1.2, 6.0 before 6.0.9, and 5.2 before 5.2.18.
`django.forms.models.BaseModelFormSet.save_existing_objects()` used the presence of a primary key on a submitted form's instance as evidence that the instance belonged to the formset's limiting queryset. An object outside that queryset is represented by a newly constructed instance whose primary key can still be populated from submitted data when the model's primary key is a field accepted by the form, such as a `OneToOneField` or parent link used as the primary key of an inline formset's model, or a natural or UUID primary key included in the form's fields. This allows an authenticated user permitted to submit such a formset to delete rows outside the limiting queryset, without any permission on the targeted object, via forged management-form data marking an out-of-queryset object for deletion. Models using the default AutoField primary key are not affected.
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 Seonggwon Yoon for reporting this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| djangoproject | Django | 6.1 – < 6.1.2, 6.0 – < 6.0.9, 5.2 – < 5.2.18 | 6.1.2 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | python-django | 3:5.2.18-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | python-django | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | python-django | 3:3.2.25-0+deb12u6 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | python-django | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | python-django | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | python-django | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python-django | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | python-django | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | python-django | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | python-django | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | python-django | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | python-Django | 4.2.11-150600.3.68.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4626-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-Django | 6.1.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12103-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-Django4 | 4.2.30-6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12086-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-Django5 | 5.2.18-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12095-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | python-Django | 5.2.4-bp160.12.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:22196-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | py3-django | 5.2.18-r0 | — |
Advisories 6
- WID-SEC-2026-3780 Django: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 1, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:22196-1 Security update for python-Django SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 1, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4626-1 Security update for python-Django SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 13, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12103-1 python313-Django-6.1.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 11, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12095-1 python313-Django5-5.2.18-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 10, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12086-1 python313-Django4-4.2.30-6.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 9, 2026
References
- Django security archive vendor-advisory
- Django releases announcements mailing-list
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/83cbd21be57483e6b3eb6e4688a561c841aff75e patch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/cce6c57ed30ea83725f9d6abb2fe5ee932bab107 patch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/b83ab92bc5474558b083a840ea4628b3261b2cfe patch
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/ff27883ca055aa9ab23015b50674a5b10dfe5a41 patch
- Django security releases issued: 6.1.2, 6.0.9, and 5.2.18 vendor-advisory