MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Out-of-bounds Read
Priority LOW 38CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
MicroDicom DICOM Viewer is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read which may allow an attacker to cause memory corruption within the application. The user must open a malicious DCM file for exploitation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00463 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MicroDicom | DICOM Viewer | up to 2025.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DICOM Viewer VendorMicroDicom Affected up to 2025.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microdicom:dicom_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | MicroDicom |
- cpe:2.3:a:microdicom:dicom_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·MicroDicom
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-36521
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cm8f-5fx7-mv6c
References
More MicroDicom vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-05369 MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Out-of-bounds Write CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-19074 MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-24608 MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Out-of-bounds Write CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-22193 MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-16811 MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Out-of-Bounds Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-14708 MicroDicom DICOM Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-36521 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-36521 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cm8f-5fx7-mv6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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