Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22879

High

Published: 25 June 2026

Published
25 June 2026
Modified
26 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0032 23.9th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22879 is a high-severity Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 23.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

vtk vtk-dicom vtkDICOMItem::NewDataElement heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-129

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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Why these techniques?

Heap buffer overflow (CWE-129) in DICOM library directly enables arbitrary code execution via crafted input, facilitating client-side exploitation or privilege escalation.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References