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High severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2026· Updated Mar 20, 2026

pydicom: Path traversal in FileSet/DICOMDIR ReferencedFileID allows file access outside the File-set root

CVE-2026-32711

Description

pydicom is a pure Python package for working with DICOM files. Versions 2.0.0-rc.1 through 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Path Traversal through a maliciously crafted DICOMDIR ReferencedFileID when it is set to a path outside the File-set root. pydicom resolves the path only to confirm that it exists, but does not verify that the resolved path remains under the File-set root. Subsequent public FileSet operations such as copy(), write(), and remove()+write(use_existing=True) use that unchecked path in file I/O operations. This allows arbitrary file read/copy and, in some flows, move/delete outside the File-set root. This issue has been fixed in version 3.0.2.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
pydicomPyPI
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.23.0.2
pydicomPyPI
< 2.4.52.4.5

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