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OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A malicious or compromised server can make a DCMTK client using bit-preserving C-GET storage mode write files outside the chosen output directory, using both relative (../) paths and absolute paths.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-50003
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 19:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Jun 2026, 21:27 UTC

A malicious or compromised server can make a DCMTK client using bit-preserving C-GET storage mode write files outside the chosen output directory, using both relative (../) paths and absolute paths.

osv:CVE-2026-50003
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50003",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Path Traversal",
    "summary": "A malicious or compromised server can make a DCMTK client using bit-preserving C-GET storage mode write files outside the chosen output directory, using both relative (../) paths and absolute paths.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-50003",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-50003",
      "aliases": [
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/dcmtk/dcmtk",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                        "last_affected": "3.7.0"
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                    ],
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                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "DCMTK-3.7.0",
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            "DCMTK-3.6.8",
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            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20150629",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20150217",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20140617",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20131114",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20121102",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20120831",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20120515",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20120222",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20111208",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20110922",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20110707",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20110519",
            "DCMTK-3.6.1_20110225",
            "DCMTK-3.6.0",
            "DCMTK-3.5.4",
            "DCMTK-3.5.3",
            "DCMTK-3.5.2a",
            "DCMTK-3.5.2",
            "DCMTK-3.5.1",
            "DCMTK-3.5.0",
            "DCMTK-3.4.2",
            "DCMTK-3.4.1",
            "DCMTK-3.4.0",
            "DCMTK-3.3.1",
            "DCMTK-3.3.0",
            "DCMTK-3.2.1",
            "DCMTK-3.2.0",
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            "DCMTK-3.1.1",
            "DCMTK-3.1.0",
            "CAR96-3.0.2",
            "CAR96-3.0.1"
          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:22.847582895Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "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://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/50xxx/CVE-2026-50003.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50003",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-181-01"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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      }
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 489278,
  "published_at": "2026-06-30T21:27:42.468+00:00"
}