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Orthanc DICOM Server

CISA advisory flags CVE-2026-87020, an integer overflow in Orthanc DICOM Server <1.13.0 causing heap out-of-bounds write and denial of service when decoding crafted PNG/JPEG images.

CISA published ICSMA-26-253-02 for Orthanc DICOM Server versions below 1.13.0, used in healthcare environments worldwide. CVE-2026-87020 (CWE-190) is an integer overflow in pitch and buffer-size computation causing a heap out-of-bounds write when decoding attacker-supplied PNG or JPEG images. An authenticated remote attacker can crash the Orthanc process and cause denial of service; CVSS v3.1 is 8.1 HIGH. CISA states no known public exploitation targeting this flaw has been reported.

CISA Advisories · 6d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-87020

USN-8716-2: FFmpeg vulnerabilities

Ubuntu issued USN-8716-2 fixing FFmpeg VobSub, Vulkan HEVC, and NVDEC decoder flaws that could allow denial of service or code execution.

USN-8716-2 provides the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS counterpart to the FFmpeg fixes in USN-8716-1. Crafted media files could cause denial of service or arbitrary code execution through the VobSub subtitle demuxer (CVE-2026-64830), the Vulkan HEVC hardware decoder (CVE-2026-64831), and the NVDEC video decoder path.

Check Point security advisory (AV26-902)

Canada's Cyber Centre issued advisory AV26-902 warning of two Check Point RCE flaws, including VPN authentication bypass CVE-2026-85102.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security released advisory AV26-902 on September 9, 2026, covering vulnerabilities in Check Point Security Gateway, Spark Firewall with Site-to-Site or Remote Access VPN, and Security Management Server across multiple versions. CVE-2026-85102 is an authentication bypass and remote code execution flaw in Remote Access and Site-to-Site VPN, while CVE-2026-85103 is an ASN.1 decoding heap overflow enabling remote code execution. Administrators are urged to review the linked advisories and apply updates as they become available.

USN-8734-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Ubuntu issued USN-8734-1 fixing three PHP denial-of-service flaws in SOAP, metaphone() and phar handling, including CVE-2026-7262 and CVE-2026-7568.

Ubuntu security notice USN-8734-1 addresses multiple PHP vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-7262 is a NULL pointer dereference in Apache map decoding in SOAP servers with a typemap configured; CVE-2026-7568 is a signed integer overflow in metaphone() causing an out-of-bounds read; and CVE-2026-7260 involves unbounded recursion from circular symbolic links in phar archives. All issues could allow remote attackers to cause denial-of-service conditions.

Wireshark 4.6.8 patches 28 security bugs, nine in file parsers

Wireshark 4.6.8 fixes 28 security bugs, including nine crash-prone capture file parsers, misdecoded 5G fields, and memory-safety issues.

Wireshark 4.6.8 fixes 28 security bugs spanning advisories wnpa-sec-2026-64 through wnpa-sec-2026-91, including nine crash bugs in file parsers such as pcapng, Endace ERF and Tektronix K12xx that trigger when opening capture files. Fixes cover dissectors for RDP, SSH, Kerberos, H.245, CMS, C12.22 and several Bluetooth protocols, plus unnumbered memory-safety issues like a stack buffer overflow in the K12/RF5 writer. The release also corrects eight misdecoded 5G NAS/5GSM fields and moves the Unix extcap path to /usr/libexec/wireshark/extcap.

Help Net Security · Aug 13, 2026Advisory