Description
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.
Published: 2026-03-03
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openemr
Openemr openemr
Vendors & Products Openemr
Openemr openemr

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title OpenEMR Arbitrary File Write leading to Remote Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-04T21:22:26.896Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T14:51:03.060Z

Link: CVE-2026-24848

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Updated: 2026-03-04T21:22:21.429Z

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-03T22:16:28.293

Modified: 2026-03-04T21:58:33.060

Link: CVE-2026-24848

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Updated: 2026-04-16T14:00:19Z

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