CVE-2026-12805OFFIS DCMTK ofxml.cc parseFile heap-based overflow
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, higher than 39% of scored CVEs.
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A flaw has been found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.7.0. The affected element is the function XMLNode::parseFile in the library ofstd/libsrc/ofxml.cc. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
- CVSS
- 6.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122, CWE-119
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.47% (percentile 39)
- Assigned by
- VulDB
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
OFFIS DCMTK offis:dcmtk | 3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 3.5; 3.6; 3.7.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599/ctisignature, permissions-required
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12805third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/836273third-party-advisory
- https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1208issue-tracking
- https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105bpatch
- https://medium.com/@faboherrera.fabo/dcmtk-vulnerability-report-201afc687790broken-link, exploit
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105bpatch
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