CVE-2023-30801 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2023-30801

qBittorrent Web UI Default Credentials Lead to RCE

Vulnerability Description

All versions of the qBittorrent client through 4.5.5 use default credentials when the web user interface is enabled. The administrator is not forced to change the default credentials. As of 4.5.5, this issue has not been fixed. A remote attacker can use the default credentials to authenticate and execute arbitrary operating system commands using the "external program" feature in the web user interface. This was reportedly exploited in the wild in March 2023.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

qBittorrent

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Affected Software

qBittorrent client
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 10th, 2023
Last Modified: November 21st, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1392

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.