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TI-2023-18997 Aliases CVE-2023-37369GHSA-h6px-w542-49xj

In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can…

Priority HIGH 72Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a length.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0158 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.15.15; 6.0.0 to before 6.2.9; 6.3.0 to before 6.5.2Vulnerableqt
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.15.15; 6.0.0 to before 6.2.9; 6.3.0 to before 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:6967 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qt5-qtbase security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) qt5-qtbase-static-5.15.3-5.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) qt5-qtbase-5.15.3-5.el8, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.3-5.el8, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.3-5.el8 +6
  • RHSA-2023:6369 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qt5 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) qt5-devel-5.15.9-1.el9, qt5-qtbase-static-5.15.9-7.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) qt5-5.15.9-1.el9, qt5-qtbase-5.15.9-7.el9, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.9-7.el9 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:6967
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6369
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:6967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6369
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37369
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6px-w542-49xj

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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