Path Traversal in Open-Emr Openemr
CVE-2026-24848
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.065 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Open-Emr Openemr
- Openemr — versions <= 7.0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5vp5-4rm6-h4c9 (Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-24848?
- CVE-2026-24848 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24848?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.