Orthanc before 1.12.0 allows authenticated users with access to the Orthanc API to…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Orthanc before 1.12.0 allows authenticated users with access to the Orthanc API to overwrite arbitrary files on the file system, and in specific deployment scenarios allows the attacker to overwrite the configuration, which can be exploited to trigger Remote Code Execution (RCE).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33466
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5vv-hcgf-xvxq
References
More Orthanc vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-00759 Orthanc Server Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-04766 Heap Buffer Overflow in DICOM Image Decoder (Palette Color Decode) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-04765 Heap Buffer Overflow in DICOM Image Decoder via VR UL Dimensions CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-04768 Out-of-Bounds Read in DicomImageDecoder (DecodeLookupTable) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-04763 Memory Exhaustion via Unbounded Content-Length CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-04760 Out-of-Bounds Read in DicomStreamReader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-33466 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-33466 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f5vv-hcgf-xvxq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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