CVE-2026-24848OpenEMR Arbitrary File Write leading to Remote Code Execution
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.60%, higher than 94% of scored CVEs.
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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
- 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 6.60% (percentile 94)
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
openemr openemr openemr:openemr (from the name) | through 7.0.4 | CNA record |
open-emr openemr open-emr:openemr | before 7.0.4 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5vp5-4rm6-h4c9x-refsource-confirm, exploit, mitigation, vendor-advisory
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