CVE-2026-24848CWE-22

OpenEMR Arbitrary File Write leading to Remote Code Execution

High · published March 3, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.7
EPSS
7%
Percentile
93.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · HIGH
Vector
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
EPSS
0.06747 · 93.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-03-03T22:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 MAR 22:04Z
    OpenEMR Arbitrary File Write leading to Remote Code Execution
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