CVE-2026-24848
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Arbitrary File Write in OpenEMR EtherFaxActions.php Enables RCE
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-24848, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-03-03
Last updated on: 2026-03-04
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| open-emr | openemr | to 7.0.4 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | 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. |
