# CVE-2026-46350: dcmjs: DS/IS VALUE REPRESENTATION INPUT VALIDATION BYPASS

dcmjs versions before 0.52.0 are affected in Node.js or browser applications that parse DICOM DS or IS fields. The fix is in 0.52.0.

- Also known as: GHSA-PX68-XX5G-48Q5
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 0.52.0
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-46350 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 9.1 (critical) and affects dcmjs; fixed in 0.52.0.

## Summary

dcmjs, a JavaScript library for manipulating DICOM medical imaging files, fails to validate numeric DS and IS fields, so an attacker can remotely, without logging in or user interaction, supply values that parse to infinity, NaN, or out-of-range numbers. Applications that trust these values can produce incorrect calculations or disrupted processing in areas such as spatial geometry, display windowing, dose scaling, and volume reconstruction.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- dcmjs-org dcmjs: fixed in 0.52.0
- dcmjs (npm): fixed in 0.52.0

## Description

dcmjs is a JavaScript implementation of DICOM manipulation. Prior to 0.52.0, the DecimalString and IntegerString implementations in src/ValueRepresentation.js sanitize text with a permissive regular expression and pass the result to JavaScript's Number constructor without validating finiteness or the DICOM value-representation rules. Scientific notation overflow in a DS or IS field can produce positive or negative Infinity, while stripping alphabetic characters from signed infinity text can leave a sign-only string that converts to NaN. IntegerString also accepts exponent notation and values outside the DICOM signed 32-bit IS range. Applications that trust these parsed values can propagate invalid numbers into spatial geometry, display windowing, dose scaling, frame counts, rescaling, or volume reconstruction, causing incorrect calculations or disrupted processing. This issue is fixed in version 0.52.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dcmjs-org dcmjs, dcmjs, upgrade to a fixed version (0.52.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-46350 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-46350

### What does this mean?

Malformed DS or IS input can produce Infinity, NaN, or out-of-range integers. These values can spread through downstream arithmetic, causing incorrect calculations or disrupted processing.

Source: https://github.com/dcmjs-org/dcmjs/security/advisories/GHSA-px68-xx5g-48q5

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46350?

dcmjs: before 0.52.0. dcmjs (npm): before 0.52.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-46350

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

dcmjs versions before 0.52.0 are affected. The issue applies to Node.js or browser applications that parse DICOM via dcmjs, and the installed dcmjs version can be checked in the project's dependency list.

Source: https://github.com/dcmjs-org/dcmjs/security/advisories/GHSA-px68-xx5g-48q5

### How do I fix CVE-2026-46350?

Upgrade dcmjs to 0.52.0 or later, which was released on 2026-05-19 with the fix.

Source: https://github.com/dcmjs-org/dcmjs/security/advisories/GHSA-px68-xx5g-48q5

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## References

- https://github.com/dcmjs-org/dcmjs/security/advisories/GHSA-px68-xx5g-48q5
- https://github.com/dcmjs-org/dcmjs/pull/497
- https://github.com/dcmjs-org/dcmjs/commit/81e7e11cdefb56aa1a65bfe259648b865583ff88
- https://github.com/dcmjs-org/dcmjs/releases/tag/v0.52.0

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