CVE-2026-17264

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-07. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Opening a crafted DICOM file containing malicious JPEG-compressed pixel data triggers an attacker-controlled heap out-of-bounds write, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(high)
EG Risk
19(Track)
EG Risk 19/100SSVC: 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
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 7, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Medixant RadiAnt DICOM | CISA

Medixant RadiAnt DICOM | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-218-01
generic

CSAF/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-218-01.json at develop · cisagov/CSAF · GitHub

https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-218-01.json

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17264(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 23× in last 7d / 49× 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.

  1. 2026-08-21 03:08 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 03:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 05:29 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-20 05:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 07:50 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 07:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 10:08 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 10:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-17 12:27 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 14:49 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-15 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-15 17:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-14 19:33 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-14 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-13 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-13 00:16 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-13 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-12 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-12 02:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-11 04:59 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-11 04:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-10 07:22 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-10 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-09 09:43 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-09 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-08 12:05 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-08 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-07 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-07 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-07 13:48 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-07 13:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-07 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-07 00:16 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-07 00:14 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17264?
CVE-2026-17264 is a medium vulnerability published on August 6, 2026. Opening a crafted DICOM file containing malicious JPEG-compressed pixel data triggers an attacker-controlled heap out-of-bounds write, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
When was CVE-2026-17264 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17264 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 2026, with the most recent update on August 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17264 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17264 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 78.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17264?
CVE-2026-17264 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17264?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17264, 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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