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CVE-2026-17264: Opening a crafted DICOM file containing malicious JPEG-compressed pixel data triggers an attacker-controlled heap...

MEDIUM CVSS 0.0

Published: August 7, 2026 | Last Modified: August 7, 2026

Description

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.

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