Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2025 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2025-1403Qiskit SDK denial of service
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity unsafe deserialization in Qiskit SDK from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Qiskit SDK 0.45.0 through 1.2.4 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a maliciously crafted QPY file containing a malformed symengine serialization stream which can cause a segfault within the symengine library.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | qiskit | 1.3.0 | GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x |
| PyPI | qiskit | 1.3.0 | PYSEC-2026-3045 |
| PyPI | qiskit-terra | no fix listed | GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x |
| PyPI | qiskit-terra | no fix listed | PYSEC-2026-1859 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Qiskit SDK | 0.45.0 – through 1.2.4 |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183868 vendor-advisory, patch