CVE-2026-24849: OpenEMR Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-02-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

openemr: before 7.0.4 — fixed in 7.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 7.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/22f8e53e5769a88b7a16cb223bd197d044c84e5a
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vc-hx2x-48pc

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