CVE-2025-54310 Path traversal in qBittorrent
An attacker can access local files via crafted link URLs in qBittorrent, potentially exposing sensitive data to unauthorized users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-54310?
CVE-2025-54310 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in qBittorrent, published on 18 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-669
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54310?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qbittorrent Qbittorrent.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54310?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-54310 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54310 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in qBittorrent
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54310, GHSA-h568-mfp5-v835, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-54310.