An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · qtNVD modified 2026-10-08 21:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730 Patch, Vendor Advisory