qutebrowser before version 1.4.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery flaw that allows websites to access 'qute://*' URLs. A malicious website could exploit this to load a 'qute://settings/set' URL, which then sets 'editor.command' to a bash script, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 12, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade qutebrowser | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 12, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade qutebrowser | Jul 16, 2018 | Jul 14, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qutebrowser | Jul 29, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qutebrowser | Nov 19, 2024 | Jul 12, 2018 |
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