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Memory corruption in QMqttClient impacts Qt MQTT

Priority LOW 12CWE-129Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
qtQt5.12.0 – 6.8.8; 6.9.0 – 6.11.2—Patch availableCNA
  • Qt Vendorqt Affected 5.12.0 – 6.8.8; 6.9.0 – 6.11.2 Fixed in — Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——qt
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qtmqtt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qtmqtt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·qt

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 Moderate
    Red 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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:89193
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Hardened Images

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107457
  2. 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-g94w-7rpc-xf8m
  3. 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89193 · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-03 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
  8. 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • 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
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