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CVE-2024-29032

`qiskit_ibm_runtime.RuntimeDecoder` can execute arbitrary code

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 0.21.2.

CVSS 3.15.3MediumEPSS percentile30th0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 1 sourceFix0.21.2Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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What to do

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  • Qiskit-ibm-runtimeAffected: >= 0.1.0, < 0.21.2Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • PyPI qiskit-ibm-runtimeAffected: ≥ 0.1.0, < 0.21.2Upgrade to: 0.21.2Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • Ibm Qiskit Ibm RuntimeAffected: ≥ 0.1.0, < 0.21.2Upgrade to: 0.21.2Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS30th
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

1 source with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 30th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

The patch came 93 days before any public exploit.

  1. Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Scored 5.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
  • Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
  • Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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