cve-2026-78253

LOW CVSS 2.3 fkie_nvd
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.

Timeline
Published
unknown
Last Modified
unknown
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products

No product information available.

Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
4.0 2.3 LOW 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/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:N/AU:N/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:Green a59d8014-47c4-4630-ab43-e1b13cbe58e3
NVD metadata
NVD status
Received
Source identifier
a59d8014-47c4-4630-ab43-e1b13cbe58e3
References
Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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