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CVE-2017-12778
The UI Lock feature in qBittorrent version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass, which allows Attack to gain unauthorized access…
High7.1EPSS 0.48%
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Description
The UI Lock feature in qBittorrent version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass, which allows Attack to gain unauthorized access to qBittorrent functions by tampering the affected flag value of the config file at the C:\Users\<username>\Roaming\qBittorrent pathname. The attacker must change the value of the "locked" attribute to "false" within the "Locking" stanza. NOTE: This is an intended behavior. See https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 59% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (3)
- https://medium.com/%40BaYinMin/cve-2017-12778-qbittorrent-ui-lock-authentication-bypass-30959ff55ada (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://archive.is/eF2GR (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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