CVE-2026-22879

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-25 · updated 2026-09-23
Weakness: CWE-129

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.

Affected products

vtk: 9.5.2

References

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

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