Description
Uncontrolled recursion in QXmlStreamReader::readElementText() in Qt Group Qt allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via stack exhaustion) via a crafted XML document.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 2.3 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description Uncontrolled recursion in QXmlStreamReader::readElementText() in Qt Group Qt allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via stack exhaustion) via a crafted XML document.
Title Denial-of-service (stack-exhaustion) vulnerability in QXmlStreamReader::readElementText() impacts Qt
First Time appeared Qt
Qt qt
Weaknesses CWE-674
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Qt
Qt qt
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

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Qt Qt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Qt

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T11:39:03.788Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T07:14:59.859Z

Link: CVE-2026-78253

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T12:17:07.063

Modified: 2026-09-23T12:17:07.063

Link: CVE-2026-78253

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