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TI-2024-19214 Aliases CVE-2024-29032GHSA-x4x5-jv3x-9c7m

`qiskit_ibm_runtime.RuntimeDecoder` can execute arbitrary code

Priority HIGH 69CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Qiskit IBM Runtime is an environment that streamlines quantum computations and provides optimal implementations of the Qiskit quantum computing SDK. Starting in version 0.1.0 and prior to version 0.21.2, deserializing json data using `qiskit_ibm_runtime.RuntimeDecoder` can lead to arbitrary code execution given a correctly formatted input string. Version 0.21.2 contains a fix for this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00372 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed qiskit-ibm-runtime (Qiskit): 0.21.2qiskit-ibm-runtime (PyPI): 0.21.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Qiskitqiskit-ibm-runtime0.1.0 to before 0.21.20.21.2Patch availableCNA
—qiskit-ibm-runtime (PyPI)0.1.0 to before 0.21.20.21.2Patch availableGHSA-x4x5-jv3x-9c7m
  • qiskit-ibm-runtime VendorQiskit Affected 0.1.0 to before 0.21.2 Fixed in 0.21.2 Patch available CNA
  • qiskit-ibm-runtime (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.1.0 to before 0.21.2 Fixed in 0.21.2 Patch available GHSA-x4x5-jv3x-9c7m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit_ibm_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.0 to before 0.21.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit_ibm_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 to before 0.21.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA qiskit-ibm-runtime (Qiskit) Fixed in 0.21.2
  • Fix · GHSA-x4x5-jv3x-9c7m qiskit-ibm-runtime (PyPI) Fixed in 0.21.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-29032
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4x5-jv3x-9c7m

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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