What is CVE-2019-3967?

CVE-2019-3967 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-3967?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Open-Emr Openemr

CVE-2019-3967

In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, the patient file download interface contains a directory traversal flaw that allows authenticated attackers to download arbitrary files from the host system.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2019-08-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.295 (98.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-09.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.295 · newest: 0.295 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Open-Emr Openemr
Openemr — versions 5.0.1 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-40 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3967?: CVE-2019-3967 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-3967?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.