CVE-2026-17264: Opening a crafted DICOM file containing malicious JPEG-compressed pixel data triggers an attacker-controlled heap…
CVE-2026-17264 analysis covering impact, affected products, versions, remediation, and cross-checked defender guidance.
CVE-2026-17264 is a vulnerability published by NVD on 8/7/2026.
What happened
Opening a crafted DICOM file containing malicious JPEG-compressed pixel data triggers an attacker-controlled heap out-of-bounds write, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Affected products and versions
- NVD has not published a normalized affected-product configuration yet.
Severity and weakness
CVSS: MEDIUM 4.3. Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Weaknesses: CWE-787.
Known exploitation
No CISA KEV entry is currently attached to the NVD record.
What defenders should do
- Identify whether the affected product and version range exists in production.
- Review vendor advisories and release notes before change windows.
- Patch, upgrade, disable the vulnerable component, or apply vendor mitigations.
- Verify the running version after deployment, not only the package inventory.
Official and supporting references
- No vendor advisory tagged by NVD at draft time.