Santesoft Sante PACS Server Double Free
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Sante PACS Server allows a remote attacker to crash the main thread by sending a crafted HL7 message, causing a denial-of-service condition. The application would require a manual restart and no authentication is required.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sante PACS Server (Santesoft) Fixed in 4.2.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Santesoft Sante PACS Server 4.2.3
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-33999 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-34520 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Cross-site ScriptingPriority LOW 23
- TI-2025-34596 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Cross-site ScriptingPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53948
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m793-qp5h-r3xw
References
More Sante Pacs Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01988 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-01989 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Path Traversal Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-28288 SQL injection in Sante PACS Server PG CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02097 SQL injection in Sante PACS Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01735 SQL injection in Sante PACS Server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33999 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-53948 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53948 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m793-qp5h-r3xw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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