CVE-2025-2000
Qiskit SDK code execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Mar 14, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 5, 2025
Description
A maliciously crafted QPY file can potential execute arbitrary-code embedded in the payload without privilege escalation when deserialising QPY formats < 13. A python process calling Qiskit 0.18.0 through 1.4.1's `qiskit.qpy.load()` function could potentially execute any arbitrary Python code embedded in the correct place in the binary file as part of specially constructed payload.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Qiskit SDKIBM |
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References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185949vendor-advisorypatch
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