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CVE-2026-24848

OpenEMR Arbitrary File Write leading to Remote Code Execution

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-03-03
  • Fixed in7.0.4
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-03-0322:16CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Open-emr openemr
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0< 7.0.47.0.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • openemr
    Affected
    • = <= 7.0.4no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-03-03

Fix

  1. Update Open-emr openemr to 7.0.4

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-03-04
  • CNACVSS 4.08.7known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.9read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score7.2 %2026-11-08

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-03-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2026-24848 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-24848, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-24848?

CVE-2026-24848 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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