CVE-2024-33606

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-33606?

Upgrade dicom viewer to 2024.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-33606 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-33606 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.46% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-33606?

CVE-2024-33606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-33606 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for dicom viewer (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An attacker could retrieve sensitive files (medical images) as well as plant new medical images or overwrite existing medical images on a MicroDicom DICOM Viewer system. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

CWE-939 CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

dicom viewerNVD

Affected:< 2024.2Fixed in:2024.2CVE-2024-33606derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-939 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11000	Medium	5.7	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-31384	High	7.2	1.1%	-	-
CVE-2022-20736	Medium	5.3	1.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-43582	Medium	5.5	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-26123	High	5.5	0.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-35394	High	8.3	0.4%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-33606?

Upgrade dicom viewer to 2024.2 or later.

Is CVE-2024-33606 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-33606 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.46% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-33606?

CVE-2024-33606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-33606 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for dicom viewer (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-23.