A security vulnerability has been detected in django-oauth django-oauth-toolkit 3.3.0. (CVE-2026-16206)
A security vulnerability exists in django-oauth-toolkit version 3.3.0 affecting the _load_id_token function in oauth2_provider/oauth2_validators.py. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely to cause session expiration. The issue was reported early to the project but has not yet received a response or fix.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in django-oauth-toolkit 3.3.0 involves the _load_id_token function, which can be manipulated remotely to trigger session expiration. This is classified under CWE-613 (Insufficient Session Expiration). The project has not issued a response or patch as of the published date. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates a medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to session expiration, which may disrupt user sessions or cause denial of service for authenticated users relying on the affected token validation process. There is no indication of privilege escalation or data disclosure from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch is available and the project has not responded, monitor vendor channels for updates. No specific mitigations are provided by the vendor at this time.
A security vulnerability has been detected in django-oauth django-oauth-toolkit 3.3.0. (CVE-2026-16206)
Description
A security vulnerability exists in django-oauth-toolkit version 3.3.0 affecting the _load_id_token function in oauth2_provider/oauth2_validators.py. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely to cause session expiration. The issue was reported early to the project but has not yet received a response or fix.
CVSS v4.0
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in django-oauth-toolkit 3.3.0 involves the _load_id_token function, which can be manipulated remotely to trigger session expiration. This is classified under CWE-613 (Insufficient Session Expiration). The project has not issued a response or patch as of the published date. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates a medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to session expiration, which may disrupt user sessions or cause denial of service for authenticated users relying on the affected token validation process. There is no indication of privilege escalation or data disclosure from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch is available and the project has not responded, monitor vendor channels for updates. No specific mitigations are provided by the vendor at this time.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-j4j7-8j5c-5hxw
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-16206"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
Threat ID: 6a5d27b32a4a8d598913375f
Added to database: 07/19/2026, 19:38:27 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 20:28:19 UTC
Last updated: 07/20/2026, 11:26:33 UTC
Views: 17
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