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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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Null pointer dereference vulnerability in QNetworkAccessManager impacts Qt
First Time appeared Qt
Qt qt
Qt qtbase
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qtbase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Qt
Qt qt
Qt qtbase
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Qt

Published: 2026-10-26T11:31:20.304Z

Updated: 2026-10-26T14:35:18.098Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T06:49:22.184Z

Link: CVE-2026-96432

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T14:30:18.959Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-26T12:17:08.420

Modified: 2026-10-26T18:39:42.503

Link: CVE-2026-96432

cve-icon Redhat

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