CVE-2026-97845

Uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in QXmlSimpleReader XML parsing impacts Qt

Medium 4.3

Description

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).

Key facts

Published: 12 Nov 2026
Last changed: 12 Nov 2026
Assigned by: Qt
EPSS: 0.129% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 2.555% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

4.3CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (Qt)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/R:U/U:Green

Historical context and remediation

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CAPEC-230 Serialized Data with Nested Payloads (CNA impact statement)

No explicit remediation statement is available on this page yet. Consult the original record and vendor references before choosing a fix.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
qt	qt	Default status: unaffected 0 up to but excluding 5.0.0 (unknown) 5.0.0 up to but excluding 6.8.10 (affected) 6.9.0 up to but excluding 6.11.3 (affected)