CVE-2025-2000 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting IBM Qiskit versions 0.18.0 through 1.4.1. A maliciously crafted QPY file, when loaded by the qiskit.qpy.load() function, can execute arbitrary Python code without privilege escalation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.18.0, < 1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit:*:*:*:*:*:php:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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