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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-124446 EUVD-2026-119554GHSA-wmj2-9cqm-wfcq

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Arbitrary File Read and Write via FaxSMS disposeDocument

Published Nov 8, 2026 · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
openemr openemr < 8.3.0 8.3.0

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