CVE-2026-16762Published

Denial-of-service vulnerability in the Qt Core QXmlStream parser (QXmlStreamReader) impacts Qt

Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 16:01:20 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-16762

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An attacker able to supply a crafted XML document to an application using QXmlStreamReader can cause disproportionate CPU consumption during parsing, making the application unresponsive (denial of service). Exploitation requires only that the application parse attacker-influenced XML; no authentication, privileges, or user interaction beyond ingesting the input are needed. There is no loss of confidentiality or integrity — no data disclosure, data modification, or code execution — and the impact is contained to the affected process.

Source published: 23 Oct 2026 08:58:40 UTC
Source modified: 23 Oct 2026 10:56:05 UTC
Observed here: 23 Oct 2026 16:01:20 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:P/AU:Y/R:A/RE:L