Medium severity · published Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-24849
OpenEMR Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
openemr · openemr
< 7.0.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24849
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24849
Patch
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/22f8e53e5769a88b7a16cb223bd197d044c84e5a
Exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vc-hx2x-48pc
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