CVE-2026-24848

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. In 7.0.4 and earlier, the disposeDocument() method in EtherFaxActions.php allows authenticated users to write arbitrary content to arbitrary locations on the server filesystem. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading malicious PHP web shells.

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/security/advisories/GHSA-5vp5-4rm6-h4c9	Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

04 Mar 2026, 21:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.9
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr::::::::
References	~~() https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5vp5-4rm6-h4c9 -~~	() https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5vp5-4rm6-h4c9 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
First Time		Open-emr openemr Open-emr

03 Mar 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-03 22:16

Updated : 2026-03-04 21:58

NVD link : CVE-2026-24848

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24848

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24848

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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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