CVE-2025-2000

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
IBMQiskit SDK0.18.0 <= 1.4.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-502: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: total

References