CVE-2026-24849 EXPLOIT
9.9
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 7.0.4, the `disposeDocument()` method in `EtherFaxActions.php` allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. Any authenticated user (regardless of privilege level) can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files. Version 7.0.4 patches the issue.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.9 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.2% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2026-02-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| open-emr | openemr |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenEMR 7.0.2 - Arbitrary File Read | 2026-06-08 |
References
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