CVE-2025-1403 json
Qiskit SDK denial of service
published 2025-02-21 20 mo ago modified 2026-07-13 3 mo ago also GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x , PYSEC-2026-1859 , PYSEC-2026-3045 , EUVD-2025-4473
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- pypi qiskit 1.3.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | qiskit | >=0.45.0, <1.3.0 |
1.3.0 |
| pypi | qiskit-terra | >=0.45.0, <=0.46.3 |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- IBM Qiskit SDK
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7183868
vendor-advisory, patch, web
-
github.com
/symengine/symengine/commit/eb3e292bf13b2dfdf0fa1c132944af8df2bc7d51
web
-
github.com
/Qiskit/qiskit/security/advisories/GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1403
advisory
-
github.com
/Qiskit/qiskit
package
-
pypi.org
/project/qiskit
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x
advisory
-
pypi.org
/project/qiskit-terra
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-1403
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x
- NVD CVE-2025-1403
- OSV PYSEC-2026-3045
- OSV PYSEC-2026-1859
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