# CVE-2026-96432: Null pointer dereference vulnerability in QNetworkAccessManager impacts Qt

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109779, GHSA-8HQC-789F-9CHH
- Severity: CVSS 2.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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
- 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: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The Qt framework's network module, specifically its QNetworkAccessManager component used for HTTP/2 connections, is affected. A malicious or compromised server can trigger a null pointer dereference that crashes any application using it.

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

## Affected

- qt: from 6.8.0, through 6.8.9; from 6.9.0, through 6.11.2

## Description

A malicious or compromised HTTP/2 server withholding SETTINGS ACK can send RST_STREAM on a completed stream, planting a null pointer, and then send a PUSH_PROMISE for that stream, causing a null pointer dereference in the QNetworkAccessManager class of the Qt Network module that crashes the application.

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## References

- https://wiki.qt.io/List_of_known_vulnerabilities_in_Qt_products#CVE-2026-96432:
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/759718

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