Unbounded recursion vulnerability in the QDomNode destructor of Qt XML impacts Qt
Priority LOW 32CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
QDomDocument XML parsing is vulnerable to a remotely-triggerable denial-of-service crash when processing untrusted input.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00421 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 8 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix
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
Red Hat 8 advisories
- RHSA-2026:95619 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantqt5-qtbase security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) qt5-qtbase-5.15.2-5.el8_6.2, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.2-5.el8_6.2, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.2-5.el8_6.2 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) qt5-qtbase-5.15.2-5.el8_6.2, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.2-5.el8_6.2, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.2-5.el8_6.2 +6
- RHSA-2026:95588 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantqt5-qtbase security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) qt5-qtbase-5.15.9-11.el9_4.2, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.9-11.el9_4.2, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.9-11.el9_4.2 +6
- RHSA-2026:95575 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantqt5-qtbase security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) qt5-qtbase-static-5.15.9-11.el9_6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) qt5-qtbase-5.15.9-11.el9_6.2, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.9-11.el9_6.2, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.9-11.el9_6.2 +6
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:95574 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantqt5-qtbase security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) qt5-qtbase-5.15.3-2.el9_2.3, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.3-2.el9_2.3, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.3-2.el9_2.3 +6
- RHSA-2026:93924 Released 2026-11-02 · Red Hat rating Importantqt5-qtbase security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) qt5-qtbase-5.15.3-10.el8_10, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.3-10.el8_10, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.3-10.el8_10 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) qt5-qtbase-static-5.15.3-10.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:87082 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Importantqt5-qtbase security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) qt5-qtbase-5.15.9-11.el9_8.2, qt5-qtbase-common-5.15.9-11.el9_8.2, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.15.9-11.el9_8.2 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) qt5-qtbase-static-5.15.9-11.el9_8.2
- RHSA-2026:68801 Released 2026-09-18 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images qt5-qtbase-5.15.18-5.2.hum1@aarch64, qt5-qtbase-5.15.18-5.2.hum1@src, qt5-qtbase-5.15.18-5.2.hum1@x86_64 +22
- RHSA-2026:59393 Released 2026-08-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images qt6-qtbase-6.11.2-2.hum1@aarch64, qt6-qtbase-6.11.2-2.hum1@src, qt6-qtbase-6.11.2-2.hum1@x86_64 +20
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95575 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93924 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87082 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95619 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95574 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95588 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95575 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95619 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93924 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87082 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59393, RHSA-2026:68801 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19248
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2w2-j66p-cjg6
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87082 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93924 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) +3 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95575 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95588 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95574 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95619 · Red Hat
References
Patch 1
More qt vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-23902 QAbstractOAuth in Qt Network Authorization in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before 6.2.13, 6.3.x… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21359 Heap-based buffer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-19524 Integer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-18997 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… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-09305 Integer Overflow vulnerability in qsvghandler.cpp in Qt qtsvg versions 5.15.1, 6.0.0… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-28356 An issue was discovered in the HTTP2 implementation in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-19248 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19248 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j2w2-j66p-cjg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-19248 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences