CVE-2026-16208

MEDIUMCVSS 5/10EPSS 0.17%

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CVE-2026-16208 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5/10

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

CVSS 4.0
2.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.17%

6.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
django-tastypie0.15.0; 0.15.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

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.
How severe is CVE-2026-16208?
CVE-2026-16208 has a CVSS score of 5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-16208?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST