Qiskit SDK code execution
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| IBM | Qiskit SDK | unaffected |
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Upgrade to Qiskit 1.4.2 or Qiskit 2.0.0, see: https://pypi.org/project/qiskit/ for the latest versions.
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-6417 | 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf | Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13 |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.810% probability within 30 days)
| Link | Providers |
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| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185949 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit:*:*:*:*:*:php:*:* |
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| First Time appeared |
Ibm
Ibm qiskit |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit:0.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Ibm
Ibm qiskit |
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epss
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epss
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| 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. | |
| Title | Qiskit SDK code execution | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-502 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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