CVE-2026-24849

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 7.0.4, the `disposeDocument()` method in `EtherFaxActions.php` allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. Any authenticated user (regardless of privilege level) can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files. Version 7.0.4 patches the issue.

CVSS v3 9.9 CRITICAL

9.9^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/22f8e53e5769a88b7a16cb223bd197d044c84e5a	Patch
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vc-hx2x-48pc	Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-25 02:16

Updated : 2026-02-25 16:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-24849

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24849

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24849

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Products Affected

open-emr

openemr

CWE

CWE-22

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

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