[NEW] [medium] QT: Vulnerability allows file manipulation
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in QT to manipulate files.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows a remote, anonymous attacker to manipulate files.
- Who is affected
- Users of QT applications.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as the vulnerability is unpatched but not actively exploited.
- Action
- Monitor for updates and apply patches when available.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2500
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-150370.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-15037 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for QT
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownCVE-2026-15037: Improper output neutralization (XML injection) in QDom comment, CDATA, and processing-instruct…nvd · 2026-07-23
- medium[NEW] [medium] QT: Vulnerability allows denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-22
- unknownCVE-2026-9499: An out-of-bounds read (buffer over-read) vulnerability exists in QTextCodec::codecForName() in …nvd · 2026-07-21
- high[UPDATE] [high] QT: Vulnerability allows code executioncert-bund · 2026-07-20
- low[UPDATE] [low] QT: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund · 2026-07-20
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