PACSgear MediaWriter 5.2.1 exposes a .NET Remoting TCP service on port 9000 via PacsgearMediaServerEngine.dll, registered with ObjectURIs RemoteObj and UIRemoteObj, without any authentication requirement. By exploiting the MarshalByRefObject object unmarshalling technique and implementing .NET WebClient class methods, an unauthenticated remote attacker can read and write arbitrary files on the host filesystem. The ObjectURIs are identical across all installations by default. Chaining the arbitrary file write primitive with DLL hijacking opportunities in the MediaWriter service (which runs as NT Authority\\SYSTEM and loads missing DLLs such as CRYPTBASE.DLL from the application directory) enables unauthenticated remote code execution as SYSTEM upon service restart.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.3 · hylandNVD modified 2026-10-25 17:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:hyland:pacsgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://gist.github.com/VAMorales/dc679ecab30b7045fa07bf3249a034d8 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.hyland.com/en/solutions/products/pacsgear Product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pacsgear-mediawriter-unauthenticated-rce-via-net-remoting-tcp-service Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry