VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-5438

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-09
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with `Content-Encoding: gzip`. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive memory allocation and exhaust system memory.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-770

Primary references