Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in string formatting impacts Qt for MCUs
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Strings optimized for Latin-1 displaying Latin-1 characters cause incorrect String.arg() formatting by an incorrect buffer size calculation, causing out-of-bounds reading.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00312 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Qt for MCUs (qt): 2.11.3, 2.12.3Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Qt for MCUs (qt) Fixed in 2.11.3, 2.12.3
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:80569 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images qt6-6.11.2-1.1.hum1@src, qt6-filesystem-6.11.2-1.1.hum1@aarch64, qt6-filesystem-6.11.2-1.1.hum1@s390x +7
- RHSA-2026:80566 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images qt5-5.15.18-3.1.hum1@src, qt5-filesystem-5.15.18-3.1.hum1@aarch64, qt5-filesystem-5.15.18-3.1.hum1@s390x +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:80566, RHSA-2026:80569 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-95509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q52-pjpv-x8mh
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80569 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80566 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-24 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-95509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-95509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5q52-pjpv-x8mh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-95509 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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