CVE
CVE-2025-2000
Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13
Impact
A maliciously crafted QPY file can potentially execute arbitrary-code embedded in the payload without privilege escalation when deserializing QPY formats < 13. A python process calling Qiskit's qiskit.qpy.load() function could potentially execute any arbitrary Python code embedded in the correct place in the binary file as part of a specially constructed payload.
Patches
Fixed in Qiskit 1.4.2 and in Qiskit 2.0.0rc2
Package Versions Affected
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CVSS Version
Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
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H
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9.8
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
0
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
9.8
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Related Resources
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References
https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/security/advisories/GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2000, https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit, https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185949, https://pypi.org/project/qiskit, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf