# CVE-2026-107157: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in QCborValue::fromCbor() impacts Qt Framework

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109801, GHSA-MX6G-JJX2-8WFM
- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/RE:L/U:Amber
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-27

## Summary

The Qt Framework, a widely used software development toolkit, is affected by this vulnerability in its CBOR parsing function (QCborValue::fromCbor()). An attacker could exploit it by supplying specially crafted CBOR data, causing the software to read memory beyond its intended boundaries, which could lead to crashes or exposure of sensitive information.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Qt: from 5.12.0, through 6.8.8; from 6.9.0, through 6.11.2

## Description

Specially crafted CBOR input passed to QCborValue::fromCbor() in Qt Core can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may crash the application and could expose information.

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## References

- https://wiki.qt.io/List_of_known_vulnerabilities_in_Qt_products#CVE-2026-107157:
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/745719

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