CVE-2026-116499 (GCVE-0-2026-116499)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-08 17:03 – Updated: 2026-11-09 01:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary Code Execution in Qiskit SDK QPY Deserialization
Summary
IBM Qiskit SDK 1.4.2 through 2.6.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to deserialization of untrusted data.
Severity
8.4 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-09 01:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
ibm
CNA
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295238 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Qiskit SDK |
Affected:
1.4.2 , ≤ 2.6.2
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit_sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit_sdk:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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