Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessDeliver crafted SVG to victim
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ExploitUser loads SVG in Qt VectorImage QML
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ExecutionInteger overflow triggers null-pointer dereference
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ImpactApplication crashes (denial of service)
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Null pointer safety, defensive checks
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a Qt-based application that uses the VectorImage QML type to parse and render an attacker-supplied SVG file; the victim must actively load or open the malicious SVG (UI:A), and the vector is local (AV:L) rather than remote, so the SVG must be delivered to and processed on the target system. Limiting factors: impact is confined to a crash (availability only, no code execution or data exposure), the application must specifically expose SVG rendering via VectorImage QML, and the crafted SVG must reach a user who opens it; exploitation is marked Unproven (E:U) with no public exploit available. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-to-moderate priority issue despite the CWE-476 crash potential. All signals align toward limited real-world risk: the CVSS 4.0 vector scores only 4.0 (medium) with a LOCAL attack vector (AV:L), required active user interaction (UI:A), and impact restricted to availability only (VA:H, with VC:N/VI:N) - i.e. a denial-of-service crash, not code execution or data compromise. The CVSS 4.0 threat metric E:U explicitly marks exploitation as Unproven, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score provided, so there is no evidence of active or likely exploitation. No separate POC is referenced; only the vendor patch and advisory are cited. The one caveat worth verifying: the vector is unauthenticated (PR:N) but local (AV:L) and interaction-dependent (UI:A), meaning the realistic trigger is a victim opening/rendering an attacker-supplied SVG rather than remote network exploitation - consistent with the integer-overflow-to-null-deref described. No conflicting signals were found; the data is internally coherent and points to a low-severity DoS. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious SVG file with values that cause an integer overflow when processed by Qt's VectorImage QML type. A user opens or loads this SVG within a vulnerable Qt-based application, triggering a null-pointer dereference that crashes the application (denial of service). No public exploit code is identified, and the vector requires local file delivery plus user interaction, limiting practical impact. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Null-pointer dereference in Qt's VectorImage QML type lets a crafted SVG crash Qt-based applications that parse and render it, causing a local denial of service. The flaw affects Qt builds that expose the VectorImage QML type; an unauthenticated local user must deliver the SVG and a victim must actively open or load it, and impact is limited to availability with no code execution or data exposure. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is low-to-moderate priority because exploitation requires a specifically exposed SVG rendering path and user action.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-provided Qt/qtbase fix; the supplied patch reference is Qt code review change 762279 in qt/qtbase, and although the vendor reports a patch as available, the input does not provide an exact released version, so released patched version is not independently confirmed - verify the fixed Qt release in the Qt advisory at https://wiki.qt.io/List_of_known_vulnerabilities_in_Qt_products before upgrading. If immediate upgrade is not possible, remove exposure by preventing untrusted SVG files from being opened in applications that use VectorImage QML, disabling or avoiding the VectorImage QML type for untrusted content, or validating and rejecting SVG inputs before they reach that renderer; each option removes or reduces SVG rendering functionality for those inputs. Because the vector is local and requires user action, also restrict file delivery and associations that cause untrusted SVGs to be opened in affected Qt applications, and use application sandboxing to contain crashes, acknowledging that sandboxing does not prevent the denial-of-service condition.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is Qt's VectorImage QML type, which processes SVG input and is represented by CPE cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* across Qt products. According to the description, a malicious SVG drives an integer overflow in the parsing or rendering path, which then causes a null-pointer dereference; this maps to CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) and results in a crash rather than code execution or information disclosure. The CVSS 4.0 vector records a local attack vector (AV:L), no privileges required (PR:N), active user interaction (UI:A), and high availability impact only (VA:H), while the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment concurs on local access, user interaction, and availability-only impact. The exploitability value E:U and the assessment's note that no public exploit is available indicate exploitation is unproven, and the Qt code review reference points to an upstream qtbase fix rather than a remotely exploitable network service flaw.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/RE:L/U:Green
Local because the malicious SVG must be loaded on the host (AV:L) with user interaction to open it (UI:R); no auth needed (PR:N); crash-only so C:N/I:N/A:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (Qt).
CVSS VectorVendor: Qt
DescriptionCVE.org
A malicious SVG can trigger an integer overflow which in turn triggers a null-pointer dereference in VectorImage QML Type.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
A null pointer dereference occurs when a program attempts to access memory through a pointer that has been set to NULL (address 0x0).
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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EUVD-2026-107159
GHSA-fqj5-mj9g-cmjj
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Exploit-DB