CVE-2026-22879

high

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the vtkDICOMItem::FindDataElementOrInsert functionality of vtk-dicom (version(s): 9.5.2). A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/wolfssl-vulnerabilities/

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2366

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2366

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-39582

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-25

Updated: 2026-09-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0032