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CVE-2026-52868: OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 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: 2026-06-30 · updated 2026-10-25
• Weakness: CWE-22

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

• OFFIS DICOM DCMTK Toolkit: through 3.7.0

References

• https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/releases/tag/latest
• https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-181-01.json
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-181-01

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