High severity · published Oct 21, 2026
CVE-2026-114137
Django REST framework: TokenProxy.delete() reports success and revokes nothing
New
7.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. From 3.12.0 until 3.18.2, TokenProxy.delete() in rest_framework/authtoken/models.py uses the proxy's user-id pk while the concrete Token token-string primary key identifies rows, so Django issues a deletion query that matches no row and reports zero deletions without raising an error. Applications, administrative integrations, or operational scripts that revoke credentials through a TokenProxy instance can therefore believe revocation succeeded while the token remains live and continues authenticating. DRF's own TokenAdmin.delete_model workaround is not affected, but other callers can leave access available indefinitely because DRF tokens do not expire automatically. This issue is fixed in version 3.18.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DJ
django-rest-framework · encode
>= 3.12.0, < 3.18.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114137
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114137
github.com
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/af3fabfd517307fbc5d500fba1ab8f6e25f220b0
github.com
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/releases/tag/3.18.2
github.com
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-xw6w-gcfp-cf8m
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