CVE-2025-64458: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in HttpResponseRedirect and HttpResponsePermanentRedirect on Windows

Published Nov 5, 2025
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Updated

An issue was discovered in 5.1 before 5.1.14, 4.2 before 4.2.26, and 5.2 before 5.2.8. NFKC normalization in Python is slow on Windows. As a consequence, django.http.HttpResponseRedirect, django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect, and the shortcut django.shortcuts.redirect were subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters. 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 Seokchan Yoon for reporting this issue.

Affected Software

11 affected componentsFixes available
Django Django<5.1.14, <4.2.26, <5.2.8
pip/django<4.2.26
4.2.26
pip/django>=5.0a1<5.1.14
5.1.14
pip/django>=5.2a1<5.2.8
5.2.8
djangoproject Django>=4.2<4.2.26
djangoproject Django>=5.1<5.1.14
djangoproject Django>=5.2<5.2.8
IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service<=2.0.0 - 2.0.18
alpine/py3-django<4.2.26-r0
4.2.26-r0
alpine/py3-django<4.2.26-r0
4.2.26-r0
alpine/py3-django<4.2.26-r0
4.2.26-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/django to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.2.26
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/django to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.1.14
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/django to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/py3-django to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.2.26-r0

Event History

Nov 5, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:07 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:07 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:31 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·03:31 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Nov 6, 2025
Exploit Published
via GitHub·01:30 AM
Dec 8, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-64458?

CVE-2025-64458 is classified with a medium severity level due to its performance impact on NFKC normalization in Python on Windows.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-64458?

To fix CVE-2025-64458, upgrade to Django versions 5.1.14, 4.2.26, or 5.2.8 or newer.

3

Which Django versions are affected by CVE-2025-64458?

CVE-2025-64458 affects Django versions prior to 5.1.14, 4.2.26, and 5.2.8.

4

Does CVE-2025-64458 affect Django on platforms other than Windows?

CVE-2025-64458 specifically impacts Django's performance on Windows; other platforms may not be affected in the same way.

5

What components of Django are impacted by CVE-2025-64458?

CVE-2025-64458 affects the `django.http.HttpResponseRedirect`, `django.http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect`, and `django.shortcuts.redirect` components.

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