CVE-2026-22879

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-26. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

vtk vtk-dicom vtkDICOMItem::NewDataElement heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
24.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

TALOS-2026-2366 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2366

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-22879(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 88× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-23 03:06 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-17 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-16 15:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-16 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-15 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-14 13:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-14 01:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-13 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-13 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-12 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-11 23:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-11 11:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-10 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-10 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-09 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-09 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-08 21:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-08 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-07 20:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-07 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-06 19:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-07-06 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-05 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-05 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-04 18:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-04 05:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-03 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-03 05:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-02 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-02 04:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-01 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-07-01 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-30 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-30 02:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-29 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-29 02:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-28 13:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-06-28 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-27 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-06-27 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-26 12:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-06-25 23:51 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-06-25 23:50 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-22879?
CVE-2026-22879 is a high vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. vtk vtk-dicom vtkDICOMItem::NewDataElement heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
When was CVE-2026-22879 disclosed?
CVE-2026-22879 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-22879 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-22879 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-22879?
CVE-2026-22879 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-22879?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-22879, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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