Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-50003

Critical

Published: 30 June 2026

Published
30 June 2026
Modified
01 July 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/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
EPSS Score 0.0043 35.0th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-50003 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Cisa (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105); ranked at the 35.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A malicious or compromised server can make a DCMTK client using bit-preserving C-GET storage mode write files outside the chosen output directory, using both relative (../) paths and absolute paths.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Command And Control
Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment.
Why these techniques?

Path traversal in DCMTK C-GET client allows malicious server to write files to arbitrary client locations, directly enabling unauthorized ingress tool/file transfer.

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

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Affected Assets

Cisa
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References