Headline
GHSA-3pwp-2fqj-6g2p: Duplicate Advisory: Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original 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.
- GitHub Advisory Database
- GitHub Reviewed
- GHSA-3pwp-2fqj-6g2p
Duplicate Advisory: Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13
Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 14, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 14, 2025
Withdrawn This advisory was withdrawn on Mar 14, 2025
Affected versions
<= 1.4.1
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original 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.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2000
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185949
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Mar 14, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Mar 14, 2025
Last updated
Mar 14, 2025