CVE-2025-2000
CRITICALQiskit 0.18.0-1.4.1 - Remote Code Execution via QPY Deserialization
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185949
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
37.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (3)
ibm/qiskit
0.18.0 - 1.4.2
pypi/qiskit
0 - 1.4.2PyPI
pypi/qiskit-terra
0.18.0PyPI
Published
Mar 14, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026