What is CVE-2026-16762?

CVE-2026-16762 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. Denial-of-service vulnerability in the Qt Core QXmlStream parser (QXmlStreamReader) impacts Qt

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-16762 cover?

CVE-2026-16762 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16762. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-16762?

CVE-2026-16762 affects 2 products, including: azl3 qtbase 6.6.3-6 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 qtbase 6.6.3-7 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-16762Medium

Denial-of-service vulnerability in the Qt Core QXmlStream parser (QXmlStreamReader) impacts Qt

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

October 29, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16762 →

🎯 Affected products2

azl3 qtbase 6.6.3-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 qtbase 6.6.3-7 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16762
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade