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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2018-25124

PacsOne Server 6.6.2 DICOM Web Viewer Directory Traversal LFI

RainbowFish Software / PacsOne Server · 6.6.2

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Severity
CVSS 8.7 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
1.0%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2018-25124 is an unauthenticated PacsOne Server 6.6.2 DICOM Web Viewer Directory Traversal LFI. PacsOne Server version 6.6.2 (prior versions are likely affected) contains a directory traversal vulnerability within...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

RainbowFish Software / PacsOne Server 6.6.2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

PacsOne Server 6.6.2 DICOM Web Viewer Directory Traversal LFI

PacsOne Server version 6.6.2 (prior versions are likely affected) contains a directory traversal vulnerability within the web-based DICOM viewer component. Successful exploitation allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files via the 'nocache.php' endpoint with a crafted 'path' parameter.

Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-02-02 UTC.

RainbowFish Software Affected
PacsOne Server
6.6.2
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Published
10 Nov 2025
Exploitation Attempts Reported
10 Nov 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 10 Nov 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-11-10 22:32 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

8.7 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

1.0%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 22:32 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  2. 22:32 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  3. 21:01 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2018-25124",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.7,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.0099,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}