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

51
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal