Orthanc DICOM Server Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Priority LOW 32CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An integer overflow in a specified pitch and buffer-size computation leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when Orthanc DICOM Server decodes an attacker-supplied PNG.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0056 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed DICOM Server (Orthanc): 1.13.0
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA DICOM Server (Orthanc) Fixed in 1.13.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87020
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3f6-h73j-r3cw
References
More Orthanc vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08911 Orthanc Explorer 2 URL StudyList.vue cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-09055 Orthanc DICOM Server DCMTK FromDcmtkBridge.cpp read stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- 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-2023-16538 Orthanc before 1.12.0 allows authenticated users with access to the Orthanc API to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-87020 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87020 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3f6-h73j-r3cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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