Memory corruption in QMqttClient impacts Qt MQTT
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-129 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Qt MQTT module in Qt is affected from 5.12.0 through 6.8.8 and from 6.9.0 through 6.11.2. Under certain MQTT 5 connection settings, the QMqttClient class may corrupt memory through an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787), which can crash the application. A remote attacker without privileges, with user interaction, can trigger the crash.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
A memory corruption vulnerability in the QMqttClient class of the Qt MQTT module. Under certain MQTT 5 connection settings between client and server, QMqttClient may corrupt memory, which can cause the application to crash.
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
Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:89193 fixes this flaw in Red Hat Hardened Images. The sources list no fixed version for Qt.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:89193 Released 2026-10-25 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images qt6-6.12.0-1.hum1@src, qt6-filesystem-6.12.0-1.hum1@aarch64, qt6-filesystem-6.12.0-1.hum1@s390x +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89193 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107457
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-g94w-7rpc-xf8m
- 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89193 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-107457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g94w-7rpc-xf8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-107457 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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