CVE-2026-97845

4.3 MEDIUM No fix listed Denial of service Library

What it is

An uncontrolled recursion vulnerability has been discovered in the Qt QXmlSimpleReader XML parsing functionality of the Qt 5 Core Compatibility APIs module (Qt 6) and the Qt XML module (Qt 5).

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-09-25 05:24 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-11-12 14:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-12 14:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: not scored yet.
Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2026-11-12 14:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-12 14:17 UTC
Weakness: CWE-674
Record status: Received

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 4.3

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:X/U:Green

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record