low3.1
CVE-2026-7666
Django fails to prevent reuse of a partially-initialized connection after a failed `STARTTLS` handshake
Impact
An issue was discovered in Django 6.0 before 6.0.6 and 5.2 before 5.2.15. `django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend` in Django fails to prevent reuse of a partially-initialized connection after a failed `STARTTLS` handshake when `fail_silently=True`, which allows on-path network attackers to read email content via cleartext interception. 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 Kasper Dupont for reporting this issue.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | django | >= 5.2, < 5.2.15 | 5.2.15 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Djangoproject | Django | from 5.2 before 5.2.15 from 6.0 before 6.0.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mm6v-q8q9-pgcf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7666
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security
- https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jun/03/security-releases
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/django/PYSEC-2026-200.yaml
- https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jun/03/security-releases/