Sante PACS Server Web Portal DCM File Parsing Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

published 2025-01-30 21 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-1769

cvss: 4.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

Sante PACS Server Web Portal DCM File Parsing Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Sante PACS Server. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DCM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to write files in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25308.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

santesoft sante_pacs_server 4.0.10

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSMA-25-224-01 updated 2025-08-12 cvss 4.3

Santesoft Sante PACS Server

Santesoft Sante PACS Server <4.2.3
affected: mitigation “Santesoft recommends users update PACS Server to Version 4.2.3 or later.” santesoft.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-31)

Exploit prediction

1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Sante PACS Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-25-054/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-0572
NVD CVE-2025-0572

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Summary