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CVE-2019-13640

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  • Published2019-07-17
  • Fixed in4.1.7
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-07-1722:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Qbittorrent
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.1< 4.1.74.1.7

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • qbittorrentUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • qbittorrentSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1all versions · fixed in 4.1.5-bp151.3.3.1
  • qbittorrentopenSUSE:Leap 15.1all versions · fixed in 4.1.5-lp151.2.3.1
  • qbittorrentMageia:7all versions · fixed in 4.1.9.1-1.mga7
  • qbittorrentDebian:14all versions · fixed in 4.1.7-1
  • qbittorrentDebian:13all versions · fixed in 4.1.7-1
  • qbittorrentDebian:12all versions · fixed in 4.1.7-1
  • qbittorrentDebian:10all versions · fixed in 4.1.5-1+deb10u1

11 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-13640 Red Hat Product Security

    qbittorrent: command injection in function Application::runExternalProgram() in app/application.cpp

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Qbittorrent to 4.1.7

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-07-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mjwm-xp4r-6444

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13640?

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.

Is CVE-2019-13640 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-13640 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 7.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-13640?

CVE-2019-13640 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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