{"id":"CVE-2026-22879","title":"A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the vtkDICOMItem::FindDataElementOrInsert functionality of vtk-dicom (version(s): 9.5.2)","summary":"A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the vtkDICOMItem::FindDataElementOrInsert functionality of vtk-dicom (version(s): 9.5.2). A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can provi…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-129"],"vendor":"vtk","product":"vtk","affected":["vtk 9.5.2"],"published":"2026-06-25","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T11:17:10.433","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22879","references":[{"url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2366","label":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2366","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-06-26T13:35:46.846800Z"},"epss":0.00491,"epssPercentile":0.39518,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T11:22:32.903Z","slug":"CVE-2026-22879","body":"## Overview\n\nA heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the vtkDICOMItem::FindDataElementOrInsert functionality of vtk-dicom (version(s): 9.5.2). A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}