CVE-2026-52868 HIGH

CVE-2026-52868: OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal

Vendor Offis Dicom

Product DCMTK Toolkit

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published June 30, 2026

Last update June 30, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality —

Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An unauthenticated attacker can read worklist records from a directory outside the intended per-AE worklist storage area. In a multi-area deployment, this can cross departmental or clinic data separation.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 30, 2026 CVE published

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52868 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html

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