Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-13640
CVE-2019-13640
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.
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Affected products
4- qBittorrent/qBittorrentdescription
- Range: <4.1.7
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/qbittorrent&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/qbittorrent&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1
< 4.1.5-lp151.2.3.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.5-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.5-bp151.3.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/10925nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00080.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00085.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/4nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T4XAX2VUI4WMAS5AI4OE3OEQSQCDCF5/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH3WYCKODG4OKMC4S6PWHLHAWWU6ORNC/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4650nvd
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