CVE-2025-2000

critical · 9.8

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.

9.8

CVSS

0.8%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

55th

EPSS percentile

2025-03-14

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
ibm	qiskit	>= 0.18.0, < 1.4.2

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References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185949

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