An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14.
`django.middleware.cache.UpdateCacheMiddleware` erroneously caches requests where the `Vary` header contained an asterisk (`'*'`). This can lead to private data being stored and served.
Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected.
Django would like to thank Ahmad Sadeddin for reporting this issue.

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Description An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.5 and 5.2 before 5.2.14. `django.middleware.cache.UpdateCacheMiddleware` erroneously caches requests where the `Vary` header contained an asterisk (`'*'`). This can lead to private data being stored and served. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Ahmad Sadeddin for reporting this issue.
Title Potential exposure of private data due to incorrect handling of Vary: * in UpdateCacheMiddleware
Weaknesses CWE-524
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: DSF

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-05T14:50:02.594Z

Reserved: 2026-04-23T11:19:30.877Z

Link: CVE-2026-6907

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-05-05T16:16:18.227

Modified: 2026-05-05T19:34:40.250

Link: CVE-2026-6907

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-05T18:00:12Z

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