OpenEMR up to 7.0.4 EtherFaxActions.php disposeDocument path traversal

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in OpenEMR up to 7.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function disposeDocument of the file EtherFaxActions.php. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-24848. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 7.0.4. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function disposeDocument of the file EtherFaxActions.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-24848 since 01/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/04/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• OpenEMR

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• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/

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