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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-40506 EUVD-2026-60396

OpenEMR Path Traversal Arbitrary Directory Deletion via standard_tables_manage.php

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Nov 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

OpenEMR before 8.2.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the standard_tables_manage.php interface where the db GET parameter is passed without validation to temp_dir_cleanup(), which joins the value to the PHP temporary directory path and recursively deletes the resulting directory. Attackers can supply a traversal sequence in the db parameter to resolve outside the intended temporary directory, and by chaining this with an open redirect in dicom_frame.php, an unauthenticated attacker can deliver a crafted URL that triggers arbitrary recursive directory deletion within an authenticated Superuser's session.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
openemr openemr < 8.2.0 8.2.0

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