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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5439

A memory exhaustion vulnerability exists in ZIP archive processing.

Published Apr 9, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A memory exhaustion vulnerability

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5439. EPSS is 0.76%. Act only if a listed version of A memory exhaustion vulnerability is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A memory exhaustion vulnerability).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.76%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe orthanc-server/orthanc

A memory exhaustion vulnerability exists in ZIP archive processing. Orthanc automatically extracts ZIP archives uploaded to certain endpoints and trusts metadata fields describing the uncompressed size of archived files. An attacker can craft a small ZIP archive containing a forged size value, causing the server to allocate extremely large buffers during extraction.

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  • cpe orthanc-server/orthancversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-5439

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-2026-5439. EPSS is 0.76%. Act only if a listed version of A memory exhaustion vulnerability is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. EPSS 0.76%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 9, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A memory exhaustion vulnerability exists in ZIP archive processing. Orthanc automatically extracts ZIP archives uploaded to certain endpoints and trusts metadata fields describing the uncompressed size of archived files. An attacker can craft a small ZIP archive containing a forged size value, causing the server to allocate extremely large buffers during extraction.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A memory exhaustion vulnerability exists in ZIP archive processing. Orthanc automatically extracts ZIP archives uploaded to certain endpoints and trusts metadata fields describing the uncompressed size of archived files. An attacker can craft a small ZIP archive containing a forged size value, causing the server to allocate extremely large buffers during extraction.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5439

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5439

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5439

    A memory exhaustion vulnerability exists in ZIP archive processing. Orthanc automatically extracts ZIP archives uploaded to certain endpoints and trusts metadata fields describing the uncompressed size of archived files. An attacker can craft a small ZIP archive containing a forg

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.