CVE-2026-124446

HIGH 8.8

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Arbitrary File Read and Write via FaxSMS disposeDocument

CVSS Score

8.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the FaxSMS module's RCFaxClient and SignalWireClient disposeDocument functions that allows authenticated low-privilege users to read and overwrite arbitrary files via the unsanitized file_path parameter. Attackers can request action=download to retrieve cleartext files like sqlconf.php database credentials and keys, or use action=setup to overwrite web-server-writable files with ciphertext.

CWE	CWE-73
Vendor	openemr
Product	openemr
Published	Nov 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

openemr / openemr

0 < 8.3.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-x2vr-jgg8-c57c vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.3.0-arbitrary-file-read-and-write-via-faxsms-disposedocument

Credits

manus-use