CVE-2026-16764

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/api_v2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument is_staff leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.58.3 and 3.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. 2.59.0 was not intended to be released and has been removed.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
34%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 23, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 24, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_release, github, github_commit, github_pr.
github Patch Available

Privilege Escalation for Authenticated Users · Advisory · DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo · GitHub

https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/security/advisories/GHSA-w2j3-x3j3-mm43
github_release Patch Available

3.0.0 🌈

Patch available: DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo 3.0.0

https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/3.0.0
github_pr

Fix for GHSA-w2j3-x3j3-mm43

Fix merged in DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo PR #14952 on 2026-06-05 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14952
github_commit

commit 68a272f299d0 (DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo)

Fix landed in DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo commit 68a272f299d0 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16764(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16764?
CVE-2026-16764 is a medium vulnerability published on July 23, 2026. A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/apiv2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument isstaff leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The…
When was CVE-2026-16764 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16764 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 23, 2026, with the most recent update on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16764 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16764 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 65.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16764?
CVE-2026-16764 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16764?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16764, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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