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pynetdicom CVE-2026-56445

| EUVDEUVD-2026-39562 HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-06-25 icscert GHSA-f3pc-ww42-cwqp
8.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: icscert
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Vendor (icscert) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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9.1 CRITICAL

Remote unauthenticated C-STORE to a listening SCP gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; arbitrary file write yields I:H and A:H with no direct disclosure (C:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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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CVSS VectorVendor: icscert

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

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Analysis Generated
Jun 25, 2026 - 21:16 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary file write in the pynetdicom library's qrscp storage SCP application allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to plant files at attacker-chosen paths on the receiving host. The qrscp C-STORE handler trusts a value taken from an incoming DICOM dataset and passes it into os.path.join() without sanitization, so a crafted instance identifier containing path-traversal sequences escapes the intended storage directory. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Reach qrscp Storage SCP over network
Delivery
Open DICOM association, no auth
Exploit
Send C-STORE with traversal in instance UID
Execution
Unsanitized value joined via os.path.join()
Persist
Dataset written to arbitrary path
Impact
Overwrite sensitive file for RCE/DoS

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the target is running pynetdicom's qrscp application as a listening DICOM Storage SCP and that the attacker can establish a DICOM association to it (default DICOM port, typically 104 or a configured alternate) and issue a C-STORE operation. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) describes remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity exploitation with no user interaction - a strong signal that any network-reachable qrscp instance is at material risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who can reach the qrscp Storage SCP over the network opens a DICOM association and sends a crafted C-STORE request whose instance identifier embeds path-traversal sequences (e.g. '../../../') or an absolute path. …
Remediation Upstream fix status is not independently confirmed from the provided data - no exact patched version is given in the references - so monitor the pydicom/pynetdicom repository (https://github.com/pydicom/pynetdicom) and the CISA advisory ICSMA-26-176-01 (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-176-01) for the official fixed release and upgrade to it once published. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: Inventory all systems running pynetdicom and identify internet-facing or untrusted-network deployments. …

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