pypi package report

Is qiskit safe?

qiskit (pypi) has 2 known vulnerabilities, the worst rated CRITICAL. Upgrade to 1.4.2 or later to clear all of them. No malicious-package signal is recorded.

// reach

17 direct dependencies

4 carry known advisories, worst CRITICAL

23 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

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// ai model usage

No published models are known to use this package.


cvss
9.8
critical

CVSS v3.1 base score out of 10

epss
0.81%
medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 57th percentile of all CVEs

xyz score
4.8
medium

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf, the advisory selected below

// 2 advisories

A maliciously crafted QPY file can potentially execute arbitrary-code embedded in the payload without privilege escalation when deserializing QPY formats < 13.

Full advisory text at GitHub advisory or NVD.

// cvss v3.1 vector

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

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
// questions
Is qiskit safe to install?

CyberXYZ does not call a package safe in absolute terms. It records 2 known vulnerabilities for qiskit (pypi), the worst rated CRITICAL, and no malicious-package signal. Whether it is acceptable depends on the version you run.

Does qiskit have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. CyberXYZ records 2 known vulnerabilities for qiskit (pypi), the worst rated CRITICAL. They are GHSA-6m2c-76ff-6vrf, GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x.

Which version of qiskit should I use?

1.4.2 or later clears every advisory recorded for qiskit (pypi). Check the release you pick before installing it.

How do I check qiskit before installing?

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Checked 2026-11-14 at 14:09 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2025-03-14. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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