Name: CVE-2019-13640: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-13640, CWE-78, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.20816

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade qbittorrent	Aug 22, 2024	Jul 17, 2019
Debian	—	Upgrade qbittorrent	Apr 6, 2020	Jul 17, 2019
Suse	—	Upgrade qbittorrent-noxUpgrade qbittorrent	Aug 27, 2019	Jul 17, 2019
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jul 17, 2019

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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