CVE-2026-12805

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-06-21. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A flaw has been found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.7.0. The affected element is the function XMLNode::parseFile in the library ofstd/libsrc/ofxml.cc. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
39%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 21, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 21, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Bug #1208: Heap Buffer Overflow in XMLNode::parseFile() - ofxml.cc - DCMTK - OFFIS DCMTK and DICOM Projects

https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1208
github_commit Patch Available

commit 1d4b3815c098 (DCMTK/dcmtk)

Patch available: DCMTK/dcmtk latest (contains commit 1d4b3815c098)

https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b
generic

git.dcmtk.org Git - dcmtk.git/commit

https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12805(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
dcmtk3.6.5-1 ... 3.7.0-1 (63 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
dcmtk3.6.7-8, 3.6.7-9~deb12u1, 3.6.7-9~deb12u2, 3.6.7-9~deb12u33.6.7-9~deb12u4—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
dcmtk3.6.9-5, 3.6.9-5+deb13u13.6.9-5+deb13u2—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
dcmtk3.6.9-5 ... 3.7.0-1 (10 versions)3.7.0+really3.7.0-6—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12805?
CVE-2026-12805 is a medium vulnerability published on June 21, 2026. A flaw has been found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.7.0. The affected element is the function XMLNode::parseFile in the library ofstd/libsrc/ofxml.cc. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used.…
When was CVE-2026-12805 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12805 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 21, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12805 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12805 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 60.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12805?
CVE-2026-12805 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12805?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12805, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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