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		crtasm on Nov 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: RCE Vulnerability in QBittorrent It makes a MITM attack possible, that doesn't require access to the target or the website it's contacting. I'd still guess zero times though.

account42 on Nov 4, 2024 [–]

A MITM attack requires some kind of access to the target or the server. You can't just intercept connections of whoever you want on the Internet.

crtasm on Nov 8, 2024 | [–]

You need to be a hop on the route the data takes yes, but access to the source or destination machine is not a necessity.

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