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CVE-2026-78253— Denial-of-service (stack-exhaustion) vulnerability in QXmlStreamReader::readElementText() impacts Qt

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Affected
qt qt
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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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.

CVSS 2.3 · Low
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Vulnerability Title
Denial-of-service (stack-exhaustion) vulnerability in QXmlStreamReader::readElementText() impacts Qt
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:N/AU:N/R:U/RE:L/U:Green
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未经控制的递归
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
qt qt 5.0.0 ~ 6.8.8 -

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