CVE-2026-22879

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-26. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

vtk vtk-dicom vtkDICOMItem::NewDataElement heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

TALOS-2026-2366 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2366

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-22879(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vtk-dicom0.8.12-4 ... 0.8.17-3 (11 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vtk-dicom0.8.14-3.1, 0.8.14-3.2~exp1, 0.8.17-1, 0.8.17-2, 0.8.17-3——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vtk-dicom0.8.17-1, 0.8.17-2, 0.8.17-3——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vtk-dicom0.8.17-1, 0.8.17-2, 0.8.17-3——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 48× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 229 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 07:19 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 07:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-14 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-14 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-13 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-12 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-12 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-30 19:27 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-30 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-27 23:15 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-27 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-25 01:30 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-25 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-24 13:08 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-24 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-23 23:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-23 10:40 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-23 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-22 22:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-22 09:55 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-22 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-21 20:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-21 07:44 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-21 07:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-20 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-20 07:00 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-20 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-19 13:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-19 01:12 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-19 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-17 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-17 01:22 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-17 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-16 13:00 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-16 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-16 00:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-15 12:16 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-15 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-14 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-14 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-13 23:09 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-13 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-13 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-12 22:20 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-12 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-12 09:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-11 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-11 21:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-11 09:14 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-11 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-10 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-10 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-09 20:08 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-09 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-08-09 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-08 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-08-08 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-08 07:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-07 18:40 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-08-07 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-07 06:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-06 17:45 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-06 17:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-22879?
CVE-2026-22879 is a high vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. vtk vtk-dicom vtkDICOMItem::NewDataElement heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
When was CVE-2026-22879 disclosed?
CVE-2026-22879 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-22879 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-22879 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 58.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-22879?
CVE-2026-22879 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-22879?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-22879, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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