CVE-2026-16764

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 33.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

2.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-24.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-23 21:30Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-24 14:39Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-23

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Weaknesses

• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase
• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7cc9351556d0372a1db784694d9cb9545b26038005ce307d556d7ded290a5db7

• vuldb.comVDB-382629 | OWASP DefectDojo API/Web serializers.py UserSerializer privileges managementhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/382629vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-382629 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/382629/ctisignaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comCVE-2026-16764 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16764third-party-advisory
• vuldb.comSubmit #861317 | djangoproject django-DefectDojo 2.59.0 CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Managementhttps://vuldb.com/submit/861317third-party-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/security/advisories/GHSA-w2j3-x3j3-mm43related
• github.comhttps://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14952issue-trackingpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bfpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/3.0.0patch