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CVE-2026-32711
pydicom is a pure Python package for working with DICOM files. Versions 2.0.0-rc.1 through 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Path Traversal through a maliciously crafted DICOMDIR ReferencedFileID when it is set to a path outside the File-set root. pydicom resolves the path only to confirm that it exists, but does not verify that the resolved path remains under the File-set root. Subsequent public FileSet operations such as copy(), write(), and remove()+write(use_existing=True) use that unchecked path in f
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"pydicom","vendor":"pydicom","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.0.0-rc.1, < 3.0.2"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:91a12efb8b812814631084abee77552bf2ff181c69658769dc4d47be8dce6b89 · sha256:14df6e477c4d44b1… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:91a12efb8b812814631084abee77552bf2ff181c69658769dc4d47be8dce6b89 · sha256:14df6e477c4d44b1… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:91a12efb8b812814631084abee77552bf2ff181c69658769dc4d47be8dce6b89 · sha256:14df6e477c4d44b1… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/pydicom/pydicom/commit/6414f01a053dff925578799f5a7208d2ae585e82","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/pydicom/pydicom/commit/6414f01a053dff925578799f5a7208d2ae585e82"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:91a12efb8b812814631084abee77552bf2ff181c69658769dc4d47be8dce6b89 · sha256:14df6e477c4d44b1… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/pydicom/pydicom/releases/tag/v3.0.2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/pydicom/pydicom/releases/tag/v3.0.2"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:91a12efb8b812814631084abee77552bf2ff181c69658769dc4d47be8dce6b89 · sha256:14df6e477c4d44b1… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/pydicom/pydicom/security/advisories/GHSA-v856-2rf8-9f28","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/pydicom/pydicom/security/advisories/GHSA-v856-2rf8-9f28"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:91a12efb8b812814631084abee77552bf2ff181c69658769dc4d47be8dce6b89 · sha256:14df6e477c4d44b1… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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