CVE-2026-24849

Published: Feb 25, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Open Emr: Openemr

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Open Emr Openemr	Before 7.0.4

Related CWEs

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

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

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

Source: security-advisories@github.com

Patch

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vc-hx2x-48pc

Source: security-advisories@github.com

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