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OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal

Type: advisorySources: OSV

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class user (SCU) is vulnerable to relative path traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2022-2120
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 17:25 UTC · Revision 1

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OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jun 2022, 15:00 UTC

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class user (SCU) is vulnerable to relative path traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.

osv:CVE-2022-2120
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2120",
  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal",
    "summary": "OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class user (SCU) is vulnerable to relative path traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-2120",
    "products": [],
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2120",
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