Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-24849

Title: Arbitrary file read in OpenEMR EtherFaxActions.php

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2026-24849

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Feb 25, 2026
Modified Date Feb 25, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.9 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.50%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-24849: 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.

Impacted Vendors

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openemr 1
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open-emr 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/22f8e53e5769a88b7a16cb223bd197d044c84e5a https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vc-hx2x-48pc
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-24849 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/doany1/CVE-2026-24849
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Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52610
View Code
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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.