CVE-2026-5442: exploitation status and patch state

CVE-2026-5442 · EPSS 1%

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the DICOM image decoder. Dimension fields are encoded using Value Representation (VR) Unsigned Long (UL), instead of the expected VR Unsigned Short (US), which allows extremely large dimensions to be processed. This causes an integer overflow during frame size calculation and results in out-of-bounds memory access during image decoding.

Is CVE-2026-5442 exploited?

• Not in the CISA KEV catalog.
• EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 1%.
• Public exploit code: none found in monitored sources.

Which products and versions are affected?

No affected package list recorded here yet.

Is there a patch?

No patch identifier recorded here yet.

What PlainSec published about CVE-2026-5442

• Orthanc Flaws Risk Medical Image Exposure and Remote Code Execution (2026-04-11)

Primary sources

• NVD record

What this record does not say

• No CVSS score from NVD.
• No affected package data.
• No patch identifier.

KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-11.