OpenEMR up to 8.4.x Fax fax_view.php passthru jid information disclosure
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenEMR up to 8.4.x. Impacted is the function passthru of the file interface/fax/fax_view.php of the component Fax. Performing a manipulation of the argument jid results in information disclosure.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-126490. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenEMR up to 8.4.x. This affects the function passthru of the file interface/fax/fax_view.php of the component Fax. The manipulation of the argument jid with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains active debug code in interface/fax/fax_view.php that executes passthru("groups") and discloses the web server's Unix group memberships. Authenticated attackers with fax module access can supply a nonexistent jid value to reveal groups such as adm or shadow, aiding privilege escalation planning.
The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-126490 since 11/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
By approaching the search of inurl:interface/fax/fax_view.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 8.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Name
Version
License
Website
- Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 3.1
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: OpenEMR 8.5.0
Timeline
11/10/2026 CVE reserved11/13/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/13/2026 VulDB entry created
11/13/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-126490 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-126490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436881
Entry
Created: 11/13/2026 11:52Changes: 11/13/2026 11:52 (79)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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