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CVE-2026-124479VulnerabilityPublished

OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in REST document download, where the

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-124479· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 8.4.0 soon.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.1
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.16.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade openemr and openemr/openemr to 8.4.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
openemropenemrAffected
  • <8.4.0
Fixed in
  • 8.4.0
GitHubopenemr/openemrpkg:github/openemr/openemrOther threatsAffected
  • <8.4.0
Fixed in
  • 8.4.0

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict document upload and download permissions to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to document handling.

Description

OpenEMR versions prior to 8.4.0 have an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in the REST document download functionality. Authenticated users with document upload and download permissions can exploit this by uploading a document with an absolute file path, then downloading it to read sensitive server files such as database configuration files. This vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information without impacting system integrity or availability.

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