django-s3file is vulnerable to relative path traversal — CVE-2026-42196

Summary

### Impact `S3FileMiddleware` is vulnerable to relative path traversal attacks, where an attacker can use a modified request to escape pre-signed upload locations and have the Django application load files from random locations into `request.FILES` Depending on how files are handled, this may lead to confidentiality and integrity issues. ### Patches Django-S3File urges all users to update to a patched version…

Product

pip: django-s3file

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

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