---
id: CVE-2026-97851
title: J4Care dcm4che Missing Authorization
summary: >-
  The storage status-change REST service allows location records still
  associated with DICOM instances to be changed to deletion-related states.
  Changing a location to TO_DELETE causes PurgeStorageScheduler to delete the
  referenced object …
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: J4Care
product: dcm4chee-arc-light
affected:
  - dcm4chee-arc-light 5.35.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-16T15:06:24.639375Z'
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T15:20:19.499Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97851'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-288-02'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-288-02.json
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T15:11:47.133Z'
---

## Overview

The storage status-change REST service allows location records still associated with DICOM instances to be changed to deletion-related states. Changing a location to TO_DELETE causes PurgeStorageScheduler to delete the referenced object from storage even though the corresponding instance record remains in the database.

## Affected

- `dcm4chee-arc-light 5.35.1`

## Remediation

J4Care has provided a fix for the vulnerabilities. J4Care recommends users implement release 5.35.2 or later.