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CVE-2026-97851

The storage status-change REST service allows location records still associated with DICOM…

Risk score
64/100
CVSS
9.1 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
16 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
The storage status-change REST service allows location records still associated with DICOM instances to be changed to deletion-related states. Changing a location to TO_DELETE causes PurgeStorageScheduler to delete the referenced object from storage even though the corresponding instance record remains in the database.
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

  • CVSS 9.1 critical
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

Original description

The storage status-change REST service allows location records still associated with DICOM instances to be changed to deletion-related states. Changing a location to TO_DELETE causes PurgeStorageScheduler to delete the referenced object from storage even though the corresponding instance record remains in the database.

Last activity 16 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.