November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2025-14575Qt Qt

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in the OpenSSL TLS backend of Qt Network (qtbase) in Qt Qt Framework (Unix) allows a local attacker to load a rogue CA certificate as a trusted system authority via a crafted certificate file placed in the application's working directory.
Severity Level
UNKNOWN
Published Date
May 19, 2026
Last Modified
Jul 29, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.09%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-427 β†—
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 1.8 (LOW)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)Low
Integrity (Vulnerable System)Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Qt Qt >= 5.0.0 and <= 5.15.19
  • Qt Qt >= 6.0.0 and <= 6.5.9
  • Qt Qt >= 6.6.0 and <= 6.8.3
  • Qt Qt >= 6.9.0 and <= 6.9.1
Patched Versions
  • Qt Qt 5.15.19
  • Qt Qt 6.5.9
  • Qt Qt 6.8.3
  • Qt Qt 6.9.1

What to do

Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.

  1. Check whether you run Qt Qt and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • May 19, 2026Published
  • Jul 29, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 01:09 UTC