CVE catalog
CVE-2019-13640
qbittorrent: CVE-2019-13640
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.91% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | qbittorrent | sid | 5.3.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | qbittorrent | forky | 5.3.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | qbittorrent | trixie | 5.1.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | qbittorrent | bookworm | 4.5.2-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | qbittorrent | leap 15.1 | 4.1.5-lp151.2.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | qbittorrent | package hub 15 sp1 | 4.1.5-bp151.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | qbittorrent | 18.04 | 3.3.7-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | qbittorrent | 18.04 | 3.3.15-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | qbittorrent | 18.04 | 4.0.3-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | qbittorrent | source | sid | 4.1.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [932539] |
| Debian | qbittorrent | source | forky | 4.1.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [932539] |
| Debian | qbittorrent | source | trixie | 4.1.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [932539] |
| Debian | qbittorrent | source | bookworm | 4.1.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [932539] |
| Opensuse | qbittorrent | rpm | leap 15.1 | 4.1.5-lp151.2.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2005-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | qbittorrent | rpm | package hub 15 sp1 | 4.1.5-bp151.3.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2024-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [qbittorrent]Fixed
Details (2)
4.5.2-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 12
4.5.2-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 12
- [qbittorrent-nox]Fixed
Source package: [qbittorrent]
Details (2)
4.5.2-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 12
4.5.2-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · bookworm; dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [qbittorrent]Fixed
Details (4)
5.1.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
5.1.0-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
5.1.4-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
5.1.4-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
- [qbittorrent-nox]Fixed
Source package: [qbittorrent]
Details (4)
5.1.0-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
5.1.0-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
5.1.4-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
5.1.4-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
4.1.7-1dsa · qbittorrent · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2019_2005-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13640]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4650-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13640]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:2005-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:2024-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13640]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-13640.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]