What is CVE-2026-10194?

CVE-2026-10194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2026-10194?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Offis Dcmtk

CVE-2026-10194

A weakness has been identified in OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0. This affects the function DcmQueryRetrieveIndexDatabaseHandle::deleteOldestImages of the file dcmqrdb/libsrc/dcmqrdbi.cc of the component dcmqrscp. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. This patch is called 0f78a4ef6f645ea5530166e445e5436a5de58e75. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-05-31 · last modified 2026-07-22.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Offis Dcmtk — versions 3.7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

vuldb.com/vuln/367475 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/vuln/367475/cti (signature, permissions-required)
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10194 (third-party-advisory)
vuldb.com/submit/821029 (third-party-advisory)
git.dcmtk.org/ (patch, broken-link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-10194?: CVE-2026-10194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-10194?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.