Vulnerability · CVE-2026-21851
MONAI (Medical Open Network for AI) is an AI toolkit for health care imaging.
Published Jan 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 8, 2026 · Project-MONAI MONAI
Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21851. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Project-MONAI MONAI is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.36%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Project-MONAI MONAI ≤ 1.5.1
MONAI (Medical Open Network for AI) is an AI toolkit for health care imaging. In versions up to and including 1.5.1, a Path Traversal (Zip Slip) vulnerability exists in MONAI's function. The function uses without path validation, while other similar download functions in the same codebase properly use the existing function. Commit 4014c8475626f20f158921ae0cf98ed259ae4d59 fixes this issue.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Project-MONAI MONAI ≤ 1.5.1≤ 1.5.1
How to fix CVE-2026-21851
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in ≤ 1.5.1
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21851. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of Project-MONAI MONAI is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Project-MONAI MONAI ≤ 1.5.1 ≤ 1.5.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 7, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
MONAI (Medical Open Network for AI) is an AI toolkit for health care imaging. In versions up to and including 1.5.1, a Path Traversal (Zip Slip) vulnerability exists in MONAI's function. The function uses without path validation, while other similar download functions in the same codebase properly use the existing function. Commit 4014c8475626f20f158921ae0cf98ed259ae4d59 fixes this issue.
Jan 8, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
MONAI (Medical Open Network for AI) is an AI toolkit for health care imaging. In versions up to and including 1.5.1, a Path Traversal (Zip Slip) vulnerability exists in MONAI's function. The function uses without path validation, while other similar download functions in the same codebase properly use the existing function. Commit 4014c8475626f20f158921ae0cf98ed259ae4d59 fixes this issue.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21851
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-21851
30-day exploitation probability 0.36%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-1039
MONAI (Medical Open Network for AI) is an AI toolkit for health care imaging. In versions up to and including 1.5.1, a Path Traversal (Zip Slip) vulnerability exists in MONAI's function. The function uses without path validation, while other similar download functions in the same
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026