CVE-2026-22879

HIGH 8.1

CVSS Score

8.1

EPSS Score

0.5%

EPSS Percentile

41th

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.

CWE	CWE-129
Vendor	vtk
Product	vtk
Published	Jun 25, 2026
Last Updated	Sep 23, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

vtk / vtk

9.5.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Discovered by Emmanuel Tacheau of Cisco Talos