CVE-2019-25585: Deluge 1.3.15 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application

Routine

MEDIUM 6.2DOWNGRADE

CVE-2019-25585 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.2) affecting deluge. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Deluge 1.3.15 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Webseeds field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 bytes into the Webseeds field during torrent creation to trigger an application crash.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.2 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 92%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-1260
Published	2026-03-22
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulnCheck · Vendor: deluge-torrent

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-03-22 01:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:32 UTCUpdated Record last modified

deluge-torrent deluge DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.3.15

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.3.15

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy deluge || rpm -q deluge || deluge --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.3.15 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison deluge sudo apt install deluge=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.3.15> sudo apt-mark hold deluge

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list deluge sudo dnf downgrade deluge-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.3.15> sudo dnf versionlock add deluge

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2019-25585?

deluge: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2019-25585 being exploited?

CVE-2019-25585 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2019-25585 affect?

CVE-2019-25585 affects deluge. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.2). Deluge 1.3.15 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Webseeds field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 bytes into the Webseeds field

How urgent is CVE-2019-25585?

Priority 29/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2019-25586 MEDIUM 6.2 DOWNGRADE Deluge 1.3.15 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application

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