CVE-2026-5437 | Out-of-Bounds Read in DicomStreamReader

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in `DicomStreamReader` during DICOM meta-header parsing. When processing malformed metadata structures, the parser may read beyond the bounds of the allocated metadata buffer. Although this issue does not typically crash the server or expose data directly to the attacker, it reflects insufficient input validation in the parsing logic.

Published: 2026-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2026-5437

EPSS CVSS CWE Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-5437 is rated Low Risk (35.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-5437

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-16	0.01%	0.05%	+0.04%
2	2026-04-10	—	0.01%	—

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-5437

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	3.6	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-5437

CWE-125 MITRE ↗

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-5437

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2026-5437 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (orthanc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-5437
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2026-5437 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (orthanc), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-5437

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-5437

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
orthanc-server	orthanc	< 1.12.11	cpe:2.3:a:orthanc-server:orthanc::::::::

References for CVE-2026-5437

URL	Tags
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/536588	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.machinespirits.de/	Not Applicable
https://www.orthanc-server.com/	Product

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