Is CVE-2026-24848 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-24848 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-03-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-24848?

CVE-2026-24848 has a CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2026-24848?

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Which products are affected by CVE-2026-24848?

Affected products for CVE-2026-24848 are listed on this page once vendor data becomes available.

Fix CVE-2026-24848 - HIGH Vulnerability

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. In 7.0.4 and earlier, the disposeDocument() method in EtherFaxActions.php allows authenticated users to write arbitrary content to arbitrary locations on the server filesystem. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading malicious PHP web shells.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: UNKNOWN
Published: 3/3/2026
Last Modified: 3/3/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2026-24848

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