CVE-2019-13640
high-risk
Published 2019-07-17
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.
Do I need to act?
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20.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 79% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Qbittorrent
Affected Vendors
References (13)
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
14/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal