Use-after-free in Qt HTTP/2 client lets servers crash applications
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Qt versions from 6.9.0 before 6.11.3 are affected in the Qt Network module. A use-after-free flaw (CWE-416) in the QNetworkAccessManager HTTP/2 client support lets a malicious or compromised HTTP/2 server crash the client application. The impact is on availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qt QNetworkAccessManager HTTP/2 client support of the Qt Network module allows a malicious or compromised HTTP/2 server to cause the client application to crash, affecting availability.
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
Update Qt to 6.11.3, the fixed version. The sources list no fixed version: Red Hat reports none available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and Red Hat Hardened Images.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA qt (qt) Fixed in 6.11.3
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: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-95620
- 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-qcfg-4m2w-6vm7
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-95620 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-95620 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qcfg-4m2w-6vm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-95620 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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