Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2026 · Assigned by icscert
CVE-2026-97851J4Care dcm4che Missing Authorization
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authorization in dcm4chee-arc-light from J4Care. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| J4Care | dcm4chee-arc-light | 5.35.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H