CVE-2025-27578 Pixmeo OsiriX MD Use After Free
An attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition in Pixmeo OsiriX MD by uploading a crafted DICOM file that triggers a use-after-free error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27578?
CVE-2025-27578 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Pixmeo OsiriX MD, published on 8 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pixmeo OsiriX MD is vulnerable to a use after free scenario, which could allow an attacker to upload a crafted DICOM file and cause memory corruption leading to a denial-of-service condition.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27578?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-27578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m62j-8cr2-x42v.