A code execution vulnerability exists in the DICOM parse_dicom_meta_info functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7.

published 2020-09-01 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-27306

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits: 0; none known

A code execution vulnerability exists in the DICOM parse_dicom_meta_info functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7. A specially crafted malformed file can cause an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can trigger this vulnerability by providing a victim with a malicious DICOM file.

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Exploit prediction

1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1096 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Accusoft

Classification

Weakness

CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1096
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-6152
NVD CVE-2020-6152

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