CVE-2019-13640: Qbittorrent

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 7.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Qbittorrent Qbittorrent: before 4.1.7 (fixed in 4.1.7)

Published 2019-07-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.