Medium severity · published Feb 27, 2026
CVE-2026-24488
OpenEMR Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Exfiltration via Fax Endpoint
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
openemr · openemr
<= 8.0.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24488
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24488
Patch
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/v7_0_4/interface/modules/custom_modules/oe-module-faxsms/src/Controller/EtherFaxActions.php#L177-L221
Exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-765x-8v97-c7g8
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