CVE-2025-55295 qBit Manage Path Traversal Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the server filesystem via path traversal in the restore_config_from_backup endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55295?
CVE-2025-55295 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in StuffAnThings qbit_manage, published on 19 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
qBit Manage is a tool that helps manage tedious tasks in qBittorrent and automate them. A path traversal vulnerability exists in qbit_manage's web API that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem through the restore_config_from_backup endpoint. The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass directory restrictions and read arbitrary files from the server filesystem by manipulating the backup_id parameter with path traversal sequences (e.g., ../). This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.4.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55295?
How do I fix CVE-2025-55295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-55295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh56-26wq-vvfv.