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3.7

Django File System Permissions Can Be Incorrectly Set

CVE-2026-25674 GHSA-mjgh-79qc-68w3 GHSA-mjgh-79qc-68w3 BIT-django-2026-25674
Summary

Django's file storage and cache features have a bug that can cause files to be created with the wrong permissions. This can happen when multiple users access the system at the same time, and can lead to security issues. If you're using an affected version of Django, update to the latest patch version to fix the problem.

What to do
  • Update django to version 6.0.3.
  • Update django to version 5.2.12.
  • Update django to version 4.2.29.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versionsFix available
django > 6.0 , <= 6.0.3 6.0.3
django > 5.2 , <= 5.2.12 5.2.12
django > 4.2 , <= 4.2.29 4.2.29
djangoproject django > 4.2.0 , <= 4.2.29
djangoproject django > 5.2 , <= 5.2.12
djangoproject django > 6.0 , <= 6.0.3
django > 6.0.0 , <= 6.0.3 6.0.3
Original title
Django has a Race Condition vulnerability
Original description
An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.3, 5.2 before 5.2.12, and 4.2 before 4.2.29.

Race condition in file-system storage and file-based cache backends in Django allows an attacker to cause file system objects to be created with incorrect permissions via concurrent requests, where one thread's temporary `umask` change affects other threads in multi-threaded environments.

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 Tarek Nakkouch for reporting this issue.
nvd CVSS3.1 3.7
Vulnerability type
CWE-362 Race Condition
Published: 3 Mar 2026 · Updated: 13 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026