Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13

ImpactA maliciously crafted QPY file can potentially execute arbitrary-code embedded in the payload without privilege escalation when deserializing QPY formats 13. A python process calling Qiskit's qiskit.qpy.load function could potentially execute any arbitrary Python code embedded in the correc...

Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13

ImpactA maliciously crafted QPY file can potentially execute arbitrary-code embedded in the payload without privilege escalation when deserializing QPY formats 13. A python process calling Qiskit's qiskit.qpy.load function could potentially execute any arbitrary Python code embedded in the correc...

PYSEC-2026-510 Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13

Impact A maliciously crafted QPY file can potentially execute arbitrary-code embedded in the payload without privilege escalation when deserializing QPY formats 13. A python process calling Qiskit's qiskit.qpy.load function could potentially execute any arbitrary Python code embedded in the corre...

PYSEC-2026-511 Qiskit allows arbitrary code execution decoding QPY format versions < 13

Impact A maliciously crafted QPY file can potentially execute arbitrary-code embedded in the payload without privilege escalation when deserializing QPY formats 13. A python process calling Qiskit's qiskit.qpy.load function could potentially execute any arbitrary Python code embedded in the corre...