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Authentication bypass vulnerability in the password authentication mechanism of the Qt VNC Server module

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Authentication bypass vulnerability in the password authentication mechanism of the Qt VNC Server module. An attacker using a specially modified VNC client that violates the RFB protocol can bypass Qt VNC Server's password authentication and gain unauthorized remote access to the shared application, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the session.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-79680

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-79680

qt

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "qt",
    "modules": [
      "qtvncserver"
    ],
    "product": "qt",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.4.0",
        "lessThan": "6.8.9",
        "versionType": "python"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "6.9.0",
        "lessThan": "6.11.3",
        "versionType": "python"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-79680

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Publisher severity

medium

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Event
#563 · Revision 1
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