OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. In versions up to and including 8.0.0, an arbitrary file exfiltration vulnerability in the fax sending endpoint allows any authenticated user to read and transmit any file on the server (including database credentials, patient documents, system files, and source code) via fax to an attacker-controlled phone number. The vulnerability exists because the endpoint accepts arbitrary file paths from user input and streams them to the fax gateway without path restrictions or authorization checks. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.
History

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr

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First Time appeared Openemr
Openemr openemr
Vendors & Products Openemr
Openemr openemr

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. In versions up to and including 8.0.0, an arbitrary file exfiltration vulnerability in the fax sending endpoint allows any authenticated user to read and transmit any file on the server (including database credentials, patient documents, system files, and source code) via fax to an attacker-controlled phone number. The vulnerability exists because the endpoint accepts arbitrary file paths from user input and streams them to the fax gateway without path restrictions or authorization checks. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.
Title OpenEMR Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Exfiltration via Fax Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-02-27T16:41:45.665Z

Updated: 2026-02-27T18:27:12.987Z

Reserved: 2026-01-23T00:38:20.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-24488

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-27T18:27:08.668Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-27T17:16:30.497

Modified: 2026-03-03T18:48:01.753

Link: CVE-2026-24488

cve-icon Redhat

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