CVE-2019-13640
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
In qBittorrent before 4.1.7, the function Application::runExternalProgram() located in app/application.cpp allows command injection via shell metacharacters in the torrent name parameter or current tracker parameter, as demonstrated by remote command execution via a crafted name within an RSS feed.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.91% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2019-07-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| qbittorrent | qbittorrent |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00085.html
- https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/10925
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T4XAX2VUI4WMAS5AI4OE3OEQSQCDCF5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH3WYCKODG4OKMC4S6PWHLHAWWU6ORNC/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4650
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00085.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/4
- https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/10925
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T4XAX2VUI4WMAS5AI4OE3OEQSQCDCF5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH3WYCKODG4OKMC4S6PWHLHAWWU6ORNC/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4650
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