Qt Group up to 4.0.x/6.8.8/6.11.1 SVG parser/renderer recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Qt Group Qt up to 4.0.x/6.8.8/6.11.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SVG parser/renderer. The manipulation leads to recursion. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-8168. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qt Group Qt up to 4.0.x/6.8.8/6.11.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component SVG parser/renderer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uncontrolled recursion in the SVG parser and renderer of the Qt SVG module (QtSvg) in Qt Group Qt allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via stack exhaustion) via a crafted SVG file with deeply nested elements.

It is possible to read the advisory at wiki.qt.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-8168 since 05/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.1.0, 6.8.9 or 6.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Qt 4.1.0/6.8.9/6.11.2

Timelineinfo

05/08/2026 CVE reserved
10/19/2026 +164 days Advisory disclosed
10/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wiki.qt.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8168 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422339

Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2026 15:45
Changes: 10/19/2026 15:45 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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