---
id: CVE-2026-15830
aliases:
  - PYSEC-2026-3717
  - BIT-django-2026-15830
title: An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8.
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8.

  GeoDjango's `django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSGeometry` is subject to a potential
  denial-of-service when parsing deeply nested `GEOMETRYCOLLECTION` objects
  supplied as …
severity: none
vendor: django
product: django
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - 'django >= 6.0, < 6.0.8'
patched:
  - django 6.0.8
published: '2026-08-04'
updated: '2026-08-19'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3717'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/04/security-releases/'
  - url: 'https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/django/django/commit/6af5da31775417c610dbf9c3f1b5b8333d42daf6
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/django/django/commit/9e4a3f186b6b07b483bfd9195ea06734663fcd06
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/django/django/commit/ba80833fa656dd09660b97c4429331067db1b080
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/django/django/commit/d2e59b77fe18de318a8272c2a7bbc798d84d1d0d
  - url: 'https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00763
epssPercentile: 0.53475
ingestedAt: '2026-08-19T19:22:21.743Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in Django 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 6.0 before 6.0.8.
GeoDjango's `django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSGeometry` is subject to a potential denial-of-service when parsing deeply nested `GEOMETRYCOLLECTION` objects supplied as well-known text (WKT), well-known binary (WKB), or hex-encoded WKB, which triggers unbounded recursion and a segmentation fault in the underlying GEOS library. Spatial field lookups and the `django.contrib.gis.forms.GeometryField` form field are also 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 Andrew MacPherson and kimchunbok_ for reporting this issue.

## Affected packages

- `django >= 6.0, < 6.0.8`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `django 6.0.8`