Django REST framework: Potential bypass of Django `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` when parsing oversized JSON and urlencoded request bodies via DRF `request.data`

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Severity and exploitation

• CISA KEV Not listed.
• EPSS 0.0056, the 47th percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC First seen by agentprime
2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

• GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
• OSV: GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
• github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73228
• github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/10013
• github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/2912dc98042f78e27636551fc22eeaf10f725fdd
• github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/82ef7b7e4e0a73ba5c489b465fae7e76d948da4e
• github.com/encode/django-rest-framework
• github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/releases/tag/3.17.2

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