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CVE-2025-2000
Unsafe Deserialization in qiskit-terra (CVE-2025-2000)
Summary
vulnerability in qiskit-terra (CVE-2025-2000). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.4.2, 2.0.0rc2` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-2000** has been found in qiskit-terra.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade qiskit-terra to **1.4.2, 2.0.0rc2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "qiskit-terra CVE-2025-2000" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-2000 (qiskit-terra) — CWE-502 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `1.4.2, 2.0.0rc2` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**unsafe deserialization** (CWE-502) exists in qiskit-terra.
📍 Affected scope
qiskit-terra — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.4.2, 2.0.0rc2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'qiskit-terra' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'qiskit-terra' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `qiskit-terra` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade qiskit-terra to 1.4.2, 2.0.0rc2ステージング環境で 1.4.2, 2.0.0rc2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
qiskit-terra
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0.18.0"},{"last_affected":"0.46.3"}]}]
PyPI
qiskit
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.2"},{"introduced":"2.0.0rc1"},{"fixed":"2.0.0rc2"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2000
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf
- package https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit
- package https://pypi.org/project/qiskit-terra
- package https://pypi.org/project/qiskit
- web https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/security/advisories/GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf
- web https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185949