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REDHAT-BUG-2535011

REDHAT-BUG-2535011: Medium severity Qt QDomDocument vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2026

Updated

QDomDocument XML parsing is vulnerable to a remotely-triggerable denial-of-service crash when processing untrusted input.

Affected Software

1 affected component

Qt QDomDocument

Event History

Sep 16, 2026

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·07:03 AM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is exposed to this issue?

Applications that use Qt QDomDocument to parse untrusted XML input are exposed. The issue can be triggered remotely when an attacker can cause such an application to process malicious XML.

What does an attacker need to exploit it?

The attacker needs a way to supply untrusted XML to an application that parses it with QDomDocument. No additional prerequisites are provided in the available data.

What is the impact of successful exploitation?

Successful exploitation can crash the affected XML parser or application, resulting in a denial of service.

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