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High · 8.2 CVE-2026-52868 EUVD-2026-40417GHSA-998c-fcv7-9f2w

OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal

Published Jun 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by icscert

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
OFFIS DICOM DCMTK Toolkit ≤ 3.7.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 dcmtk 3.7.0+really3.7.0-7 —
Debian 13 dcmtk 3.6.9-5+deb13u3 —
Debian 12 dcmtk No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 dcmtk No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS dcmtk No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 dcmtk No fix yet —
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS dcmtk No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS dcmtk No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS dcmtk No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS dcmtk No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS dcmtk No fix yet —

Advisories 1

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