CVE-2026-50003

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EPSS
35.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 30, 2026

Last Modified

July 1, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_release, cisa.
cisa Patch Available

OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit | CISA

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-181-01
generic

CSAF/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-181-01.json at develop · cisagov/CSAF · GitHub

https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-181-01.json
github_release Patch Available

DCMTK-3.7.0

Patch available: DCMTK/dcmtk DCMTK-3.7.0

https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/releases/tag/latest

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50003(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 79× in last 7d / 79× 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. 2026-07-07 02:46 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-05 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-07-05 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-07-04 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  46. 2026-07-01 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-06-30 22:33 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50003?
CVE-2026-50003 is a critical vulnerability published on June 30, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-50003 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50003 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 30, 2026, with the most recent update on July 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50003 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50003 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50003?
CVE-2026-50003 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50003?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50003, 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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