Path Traversal in Open-Emr Openemr
CVE-2026-25928
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.0.0.2, the DICOM zip/export feature uses a user-supplied destination or path component when creating the zip file, without sanitizing path traversal sequences (e.g. `../`). An attacker with DICOM upload/export permission can write files outside the intended directory, potentially under the web root, leading to arbitrary file write and possibly remote code execution if PHP or other executable files can be written. Version 8.0.0.2 fixes the issue.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Open-Emr Openemr
- Openemr — versions < 8.0.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-rppw-f689-6hrm (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/ddcf04ea769a33cdc1932355224575478df70585 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-25928?
- CVE-2026-25928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-25928?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.