{"id":"CVE-2026-124446","title":"OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Arbitrary File Read and Write via FaxSMS disposeDocument","summary":"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 un…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"openemr","product":"openemr","affected":["openemr < 8.3.0"],"published":"2026-11-08","updated":"2026-11-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-08T13:15:38.011Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124446","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-x2vr-jgg8-c57c","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x2vr-jgg8-c57c)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.3.0-arbitrary-file-read-and-write-via-faxsms-disposedocument","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Arbitrary File Read and Write via FaxSMS disposeDocument"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-11-08T13:50:34.977Z","slug":"CVE-2026-124446","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenEMR 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `openemr < 8.3.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}