CVE-2024-51774

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

8.1 HighPublic exploitFix available

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.30%Up 3.3 points since Nov 3, 2024

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: CVE-2024-51774
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-295
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: CVE-2024-51774
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-295
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-45535 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: EUVD-2024-45535
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfxc-7rp9-xw9w 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: GHSA-hfxc-7rp9-xw9w
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-295
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-51774 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2024-51774
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSV 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: CVE-2024-51774
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-51774 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2024-51774
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-51774 8.1

qBittorrent before 5.0.1 proceeds with use of https URLs even after certificate validation errors.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-51774
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:0358-1 No score

Security update for qbittorrent

This update for qbittorrent fixes the following issues:

Update to version 5.0.1 (fixes boo#1232731 CVE-2024-51774)

Added features:
- Add 'Simple pread/pwrite' disk IO type
Bug fixes:
- Don't ignore SSL errors (boo#1232731 CVE-2024-51774)
- Don't try to apply Mark-of-the-Web to nonexistent files
- Disable 'Move to trash' option by default
- Disable the ability to create torrents with a piece size of 256MiB
- Allow to choose Qt style
- Always notify user about duplicate torrent
- Correctly handle 'torrent finished after move' event
- Correctly apply filename filter when !qB extension is enabled
- Improve color scheme change detection
- Fix button state for SSL certificate check
Web UI:
- Fix CSS that results in hidden torrent list in some browsers
- Use proper text color to highlight items in all filter lists
- Fix 'rename files' dialog cannot be opened more than once
- Fix UI of Advanced Settings to show all settings
- Free resources allocated by web session once it is destructed
Search:
- Import correct libraries
Other changes:
- Sync flag icons with upstream

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:0358-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14459-1 No score

qbittorrent-5.0.1-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qbittorrent-5.0.1-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:14459-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

qbittorrent

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qbittorrent` Alpine:v3.21	before 5.0.1-r0	5.0.1-r0
`qbittorrent` Alpine:v3.22	before 5.0.1-r0	5.0.1-r0
`qbittorrent` Alpine:v3.23	before 5.0.1-r0	5.0.1-r0
`qbittorrent` Alpine:v3.24	before 5.0.1-r0	5.0.1-r0
`qbittorrent` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.2-34.5.2-3+deb12u14.5.3-14.5.3-24.5.3-3 Show 37 moreShow less 4.5.3-44.5.4-14.5.5-14.6.0-14.6.1-14.6.1-24.6.2-14.6.2-24.6.2-34.6.3-14.6.4-14.6.4-24.6.4-34.6.5-14.6.6-14.6.7-15.0.0-15.0.1-15.0.2-15.0.3-15.0.3-25.0.4-15.0.5-15.1.0-15.1.0-25.1.2-15.1.2-1~bpo13+15.1.3-15.1.4-1~bpo13+15.1.4-dmo15.2.0-15.2.0-25.2.1-15.2.2-15.2.3-15.2.4-15.3.0-1	None known
`qbittorrent` Debian:13	before 5.0.1-1	5.0.1-1
`qbittorrent` Debian:14	before 5.0.1-1	5.0.1-1
`qbittorrent` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.3-23.2.5-13.3.1-1	None known
`qbittorrent` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.7-33.3.15-14.0.3-1	None known
`qbittorrent` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.7-14.1.7-1ubuntu24.1.7-1ubuntu3	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qbittorrent` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.5-0.1ubuntu14.2.5-0.1ubuntu24.3.9-14.3.9-24.4.0-14.4.0-24.4.1-2	None known
`qbittorrent` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.5.4-14.6.0-14.6.1-14.6.1-24.6.2-1 Show 5 moreShow less 4.6.2-24.6.2-34.6.3-14.6.3-1build14.6.3-1build2	None known
`qbittorrent` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6	before 5.0.1-bp156.3.6.1	5.0.1-bp156.3.6.1
`qbittorrent` openSUSE:Leap 15.6	before 5.0.1-bp156.3.6.1	5.0.1-bp156.3.6.1
`qbittorrent` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 5.0.1-2.1	5.0.1-2.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	qBittorrent 5.0.1 - MITM RCE	2025-04-11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-51774 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Qbittorrent, published November 2, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in qbittorrent 5.0.1-r0.

References

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