TI-2026-36830 Aliases CVE-2026-50003 GHSA-rmv2-5p78-8fvq

OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal

MEDIUM 49CWE-22Published 2026-06-30 · Updated 2026-07-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
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

A malicious or compromised server can make a DCMTK client using bit-preserving C-GET storage mode write files outside the chosen output directory, using both relative (../) paths and absolute paths.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00664 52nd 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: Yes
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
OFFIS DICOM	DCMTK Toolkit	up to 3.7.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

DCMTK Toolkit VendorOFFIS DICOM Affected up to 3.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50003
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmv2-5p78-8fvq
2026-10-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Other 3

TI-2026-37969 OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-36998 OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-32528 OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Type Confusion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-27626 OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7

Sources

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