CVE-2026-16206: Session Expiration in django-oauth django-oauth-toolkit
A medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-16206) exists in django-oauth-toolkit version 3.3.0 affecting the _load_id_token function. This issue can be exploited remotely to cause session expiration. The vendor has not yet responded or provided a fix. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16206 is a security vulnerability in django-oauth-toolkit version 3.3.0 impacting the _load_id_token function in oauth2_provider/oauth2_validators.py. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate session expiration, potentially disrupting authenticated sessions. The issue was reported early but remains unaddressed by the project. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no user interaction, and limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to session expiration, which could disrupt user sessions and potentially cause denial of service for authenticated users. There is no indication of privilege escalation, data disclosure, or code execution. The impact is limited to session management disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, consider implementing additional session management controls or compensating controls to detect and handle unexpected session expirations.
CVE-2026-16206: Session Expiration in django-oauth django-oauth-toolkit
Description
A medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-16206) exists in django-oauth-toolkit version 3.3.0 affecting the _load_id_token function. This issue can be exploited remotely to cause session expiration. The vendor has not yet responded or provided a fix. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:django-oauth:django-oauth-toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16206 is a security vulnerability in django-oauth-toolkit version 3.3.0 impacting the _load_id_token function in oauth2_provider/oauth2_validators.py. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate session expiration, potentially disrupting authenticated sessions. The issue was reported early but remains unaddressed by the project. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no user interaction, and limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to session expiration, which could disrupt user sessions and potentially cause denial of service for authenticated users. There is no indication of privilege escalation, data disclosure, or code execution. The impact is limited to session management disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is currently available. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, consider implementing additional session management controls or compensating controls to detect and handle unexpected session expirations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-18T08:23:11.906Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5c36082a4a8d5989cbed7f
Added to database: 07/19/2026, 02:27:20 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 02:42:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/19/2026, 07:49:24 UTC
Views: 13
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