# CVE-2026-114137: Django REST framework: TokenProxy.delete() reports success and revokes nothing

- Also known as: GHSA-XW6W-GCFP-CF8M, EUVD-2026-107547
- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.18.2
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Affected

- encode django-rest-framework: from 3.12.0, fixed in 3.18.2
- djangorestframework (PyPI): from 3.12.0, fixed in 3.18.2

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-xw6w-gcfp-cf8m
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/af3fabfd517307fbc5d500fba1ab8f6e25f220b0
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/releases/tag/3.18.2

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