qBittorrent before 5.1.2 does not prevent access to a local file that is referenced in a…
Priority LOW 25CWE-669Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
qBittorrent before 5.1.2 does not prevent access to a local file that is referenced in a link URL. This affects rsswidget.cpp and searchjobwidget.cpp.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00473 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed qBittorrent (qBittorrent): 5.1.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qBittorrent | qBittorrent | before 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- qBittorrent VendorqBittorrent Affected before 5.1.2 Fixed in 5.1.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qbittorrent:qbittorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | qBittorrent |
- cpe:2.3:a:qbittorrent:qbittorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·qBittorrent
Remediation
- Fix · CNA qBittorrent (qBittorrent) Fixed in 5.1.2
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54310
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h568-mfp5-v835
References
More Qbittorrent vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-34679 qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-10249 In qBittorrent before 4.1.7, the function Application::runExternalProgram() located in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14611 qBittorrent Web UI Default Credentials Lead to RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09460 The UI Lock feature in qBittorrent version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2017-04288 WebUI in qBittorrent before 3.3.11 did not escape many values, which could potentially lead to XSS. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-04289 WebUI in qBittorrent before 3.3.11 did not set the X-Frame-Options header, which could potentially lead to clickjacking. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-54310 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54310 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h568-mfp5-v835 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-54310 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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