Description
The qrscp application's C-STORE handler uses a specific instance from attacker-supplied DICOM datasets directly in os.path.join() without sanitization, allowing file writes to arbitrary paths.
Published: 2026-06-25
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Vendor Workaround

The maintainer of pynetdicom has not responded to requests to work with CISA to mitigate this vulnerability. For update information, refer to the github page [https://github.com/pydicom/pynetdicom](https://github.com/pydicom/pynetdicom).

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History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pydicom
Pydicom pynetdicom Library
Vendors & Products Pydicom
Pydicom pynetdicom Library

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The qrscp application's C-STORE handler uses a specific instance from attacker-supplied DICOM datasets directly in os.path.join() without sanitization, allowing file writes to arbitrary paths.
Title pydicom pynetdicom Library Path Traversal
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Pydicom Pynetdicom Library
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-26T13:05:22.290Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T15:47:37.774Z

Link: CVE-2026-56445

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T13:05:18.819Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T09:36:20Z

Weaknesses