CVE-2026-50003
Published: 30 June 2026
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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-40422
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.
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Related Threats
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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.
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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.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.