Improper validation of <img> tag size in Text component parser
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling, Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input vulnerability in The Qt Company Qt on Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android, x86, ARM, 64 bit, 32 bit allows Excessive Allocation. This issue affects users of the Text component in Qt Quick. Missing validation of the width and height in the <img> tag could cause an application to become unresponsive. This issue affects Qt: from 5.0.0 through 6.5.10, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.5, from 6.9.0 through 6.10.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12385
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9vj-67g7-457m
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-12385 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12385 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9vj-67g7-457m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-12385 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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