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CVE-2026-16762

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

8.7 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Up 0.1 points since Oct 23, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.7

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

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.

Record
CVE-2026-16762
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS: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
Weakness
CWE-407
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-108655 8.7

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-108655
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS: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
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3gxv-qxph-7hg3 8.7

An attacker able to supply a crafted XML document to an application using QXmlStreamReader can...

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.

Record
GHSA-3gxv-qxph-7hg3
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:X/RE:L/U:X
Weakness
CWE-407
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.7

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.

Record
CVE-2026-16762
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:X/RE:L/U:X
Weakness
CWE-407
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-16762 8.7

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16762
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:X/RE:L/U:X
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-16762 8.7

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16762
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS: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
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-111425 No score

CVE-2026-16762 affecting package qtbase 6.6.3-7

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.

Record
AZL-111425
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qtbase
Azure Linux:3
through 6.6.3-7 None known
qt6-base
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
6.10.2+dfsg-16.10.2+dfsg-106.10.2+dfsg-10+hurd.16.10.2+dfsg-116.10.2+dfsg-12
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6.10.2+dfsg-136.10.2+dfsg-146.10.2+dfsg-156.10.2+dfsg-166.10.2+dfsg-26.10.2+dfsg-36.10.2+dfsg-46.10.2+dfsg-56.10.2+dfsg-66.10.2+dfsg-76.10.2+dfsg-7+hurd.16.10.2+dfsg-86.10.2+dfsg-96.11.2+dfsg-16.11.2+dfsg-26.11.2+dfsg-36.11.2+dfsg-46.11.2+dfsg-56.11.2+dfsg-5+sparc646.11.2+dfsg-66.4.2+dfsg-106.4.2+dfsg-116.4.2+dfsg-11~bpo11+16.4.2+dfsg-126.4.2+dfsg-136.4.2+dfsg-146.4.2+dfsg-156.4.2+dfsg-166.4.2+dfsg-176.4.2+dfsg-186.4.2+dfsg-18+loong646.4.2+dfsg-196.4.2+dfsg-206.4.2+dfsg-216.4.2+dfsg-21.16.6.0+dfsg-16.6.0+dfsg-26.6.0+dfsg-36.6.0+dfsg-46.6.0+dfsg-56.6.0+dfsg-66.6.1+dfsg-16.6.1+dfsg-26.6.1+dfsg-36.6.1+dfsg-4
None known
qt6-base
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
6.10.2+dfsg-16.10.2+dfsg-106.10.2+dfsg-10+hurd.16.10.2+dfsg-116.10.2+dfsg-12
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6.10.2+dfsg-136.10.2+dfsg-146.10.2+dfsg-156.10.2+dfsg-166.10.2+dfsg-26.10.2+dfsg-36.10.2+dfsg-46.10.2+dfsg-56.10.2+dfsg-66.10.2+dfsg-76.10.2+dfsg-7+hurd.16.10.2+dfsg-86.10.2+dfsg-96.11.2+dfsg-16.11.2+dfsg-26.11.2+dfsg-36.11.2+dfsg-46.11.2+dfsg-56.11.2+dfsg-5+sparc646.11.2+dfsg-66.8.2+dfsg-106.8.2+dfsg-10.16.8.2+dfsg-96.8.2+dfsg-9+deb13u16.8.2+dfsg-9+deb13u26.9.1+dfsg-16.9.1+dfsg-26.9.1+dfsg-36.9.1+dfsg-46.9.1+dfsg-56.9.2+dfsg-16.9.2+dfsg-26.9.2+dfsg-36.9.2+dfsg-4
None known
qt6-base
Debian:14
before 6.11.2+dfsg-5, plus listed versions
6.10.2+dfsg-16.10.2+dfsg-106.10.2+dfsg-10+hurd.16.10.2+dfsg-116.10.2+dfsg-12
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6.10.2+dfsg-136.10.2+dfsg-146.10.2+dfsg-156.10.2+dfsg-166.10.2+dfsg-26.10.2+dfsg-36.10.2+dfsg-46.10.2+dfsg-56.10.2+dfsg-66.10.2+dfsg-76.10.2+dfsg-7+hurd.16.10.2+dfsg-86.10.2+dfsg-96.11.2+dfsg-16.11.2+dfsg-26.11.2+dfsg-36.11.2+dfsg-46.8.2+dfsg-106.8.2+dfsg-10.16.8.2+dfsg-96.9.1+dfsg-16.9.1+dfsg-26.9.1+dfsg-36.9.1+dfsg-46.9.1+dfsg-56.9.2+dfsg-16.9.2+dfsg-26.9.2+dfsg-36.9.2+dfsg-4
6.11.2+dfsg-5
qtbase-opensource-src
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.10+dfsg-15.15.10+dfsg-25.15.10+dfsg-35.15.10+dfsg-45.15.10+dfsg-5
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5.15.10+dfsg-65.15.10+dfsg-75.15.10+dfsg-7.15.15.10+dfsg-7.25.15.11+dfsg-15.15.12+dfsg-15.15.12+dfsg-25.15.12+dfsg-35.15.13+dfsg-15.15.13+dfsg-25.15.13+dfsg-35.15.13+dfsg-45.15.14+dfsg-15.15.15+dfsg-15.15.15+dfsg-25.15.15+dfsg-35.15.15+dfsg-45.15.15+dfsg-55.15.15+dfsg-65.15.16+dfsg-15.15.16+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-35.15.17+dfsg-45.15.17+dfsg-55.15.17+dfsg-65.15.17+dfsg-75.15.17+dfsg-85.15.18+dfsg-15.15.18+dfsg-25.15.19+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-25.15.19+dfsg-35.15.19+dfsg-45.15.19+dfsg-55.15.8+dfsg-115.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u15.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u25.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u35.15.8+dfsg-125.15.8+dfsg-135.15.9+dfsg-15.15.9+dfsg-25.15.9+dfsg-3
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.15+dfsg-65.15.15+dfsg-6+deb13u15.15.16+dfsg-15.15.16+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-1
Show 14 moreShow less
5.15.17+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-35.15.17+dfsg-45.15.17+dfsg-55.15.17+dfsg-65.15.17+dfsg-75.15.17+dfsg-85.15.18+dfsg-15.15.18+dfsg-25.15.19+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-25.15.19+dfsg-35.15.19+dfsg-45.15.19+dfsg-5
None known
qtbase-opensource-src
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.15+dfsg-65.15.16+dfsg-15.15.16+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-2
Show 13 moreShow less
5.15.17+dfsg-35.15.17+dfsg-45.15.17+dfsg-55.15.17+dfsg-65.15.17+dfsg-75.15.17+dfsg-85.15.18+dfsg-15.15.18+dfsg-25.15.19+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-25.15.19+dfsg-35.15.19+dfsg-45.15.19+dfsg-5
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.10+dfsg-15.15.10+dfsg-25.15.10+dfsg-35.15.10+dfsg-45.15.10+dfsg-5
Show 13 moreShow less
5.15.10+dfsg-65.15.12+dfsg-15.15.13+dfsg-15.15.13+dfsg-25.15.15+dfsg-15.15.15+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-25.15.18+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-25.15.8+dfsg-35.15.9+dfsg-1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.15+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-25.15.18+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-2
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.15+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-25.15.18+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-2
None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu95.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-10ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu2
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5.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu25.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-15ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu45.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu55.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu6
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.12.4+dfsg-1build15.12.5+dfsg-15.12.5+dfsg-25.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.2+dfsg-45.15.2+dfsg-55.15.3+dfsg-1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.10+dfsg-25.15.10+dfsg-35.15.12+dfsg-15.15.12+dfsg-1ubuntu15.15.12+dfsg-1ubuntu25.15.13+dfsg-1
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.18+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-2
None known
qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-25.15.18+dfsg-1
None known

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-16762 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Qt, published October 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in qt6-base 6.11.2+dfsg-5.

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