CVE-2026-16208 (CVSS 5)

Description

A flaw has been found in django-tastypie up to 0.15.1. The affected element is the function CacheThrottle/CacheDBThrottle of the file tastypie/throttle.py. This manipulation causes race condition. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.0

MEDIUM

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0017

Probability of exploitation

0.06%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-362 CWE-362

References

Other References

https://github.com/django-tastypie/django-tastypie/ https://github.com/django-tastypie/django-tastypie/issues/1700 https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16208 https://vuldb.com/submit/857925 https://vuldb.com/vuln/380024 https://vuldb.com/vuln/380024/cti

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-16208? +

A flaw has been found in django-tastypie up to 0.15.1. The affected element is the function CacheThrottle/CacheDBThrottle of the file tastypie/throttle.py. This manipulation causes race condition. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-16208? +

CVE-2026-16208 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.0 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0017, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-16208? +

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