Out-of-bounds read and integer underflow vulnerability in QNdefNfcTextRecord impacts Qt NFC module
An out-of-bounds read in Qt NFC's language code length parsing allows a physically proximate attacker to cause a denial of service or limited memory disclosure via a crafted NFC tag.
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 4th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Qt
- 6.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Qt). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
qt qt
- 5.2.0 and later · before 6.8.9affected · python
- 6.9.0 and later · before 6.11.2affected · python
Same product
qt: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2018-19873An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.11.3.40Plan
- CVE-2017-10904Qt for Android prior to 5.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.40Plan
- CVE-2024-36048QAbstractOAuth in Qt Network Authorization in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before 6.2.13, 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.6, and 6.6.x through 6.7.39Monitor
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- CVE-2011-3194Buffer overflow in the TIFF reader in gui/image/qtiffhandler.cpp in Qt 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) an39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| qt qt | 6.11.2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| qt qt | 6.8.9 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-949952 days apartOut-of-bounds read in QTextCodec::codecForName() in Qt25Monitor
- CVE-2026-761515 days apartOut-of-bounds read (buffer over-read) vulnerability in HTTP Cache-Control response header parsing impacts Qt Framework (QtNetwork module)18Monitor
- CVE-2025-23050316 days apartQLowEnergyController in Qt before 6.8.2 mishandles malformed Bluetooth ATT commands, leading to an out-of-bounds read (or division by zero).12Monitor
- CVE-2026-7961612 days apartOut-of-bounds read vulnerability in Context2D.path and PathSvg.path properties impacts Qt Quick2Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- A
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.