Description
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.
Published: 2026-06-30
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Vendor Solution

The maintainer was notified of these vulnerabilities and has provided a fix. The fix is included in the latest commits and can be obtained in the following snapshot: https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/releases/tag/latest Users are recommended to download the latest GitHub release once it becomes available.

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Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-30T21:27:42.468Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T17:03:25.968Z

Link: CVE-2026-50003

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')