High severity · published May 1, 2025
CVE-2025-36521
MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Out-of-bounds Read
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MicroDicom DICOM Viewer is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read which may allow an attacker to cause memory corruption within the application. The user must open a malicious DCM file for exploitation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DV
DICOM Viewer · MicroDicom
through 2025.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36521
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36521
www.cisa.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-121-01
www.microdicom.com
https://www.microdicom.com/downloads.html
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