CVE-2026-24849

MEDIUM EPSS 80.0%
Published Feb 25, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 25, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
80.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
open-emropenemr* <7.0.4

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/22f8e53e5769a88b7a16cb223bd197d044c84e5a
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vc-hx2x-48pc
    ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/22f8e53e5769a88b7a16cb223bd197d044c84e5a
    Patch