🔒 [IBM OSPO Security Notification] — IBM/Q-CHIPP

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
security

Research direction

Start by locating the project’s dependency configuration and checking how hydra-core is specified. Update it to the patched 1.3.4 release, then run the project’s existing tests and verify that the CVE-2026-68508 alert is resolved.

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Description

security

🔒 Security Alerts — IBM/Q-CHIPP

Action required: Remediate the alerts listed below before their SLA deadline.
This issue will be closed automatically once all alerts are resolved.

SLA policy: critical = 7 days, high = 30 days, medium = 90 days, low = no deadline.
Alerts at or above medium severity will trigger a warning comment before the deadline and
repo archiving if unresolved. Low-severity alerts are tracked here for visibility only —
they will never trigger warnings or archiving.

💡 Tip: To have Dependabot automatically open fix PRs for dependency alerts, enable
Dependabot security updates in your repo settings:
Settings → Advanced Security → Dependabot security updates → Enable.

📖 New to this issue? See the Security Issue Guide for a full explanation of what this issue means and what you need to do.

Attention: @KahnR @f-utro

Dependabot Alerts
Severity CVE/GHSA Package Affected Patched Fix PR
🟠 high CVE-2026-68508 hydra-core <= 1.3.3 1.3.4
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