{"id":"CVE-2026-124479","title":"OpenEMR before 8.4.0 Arbitrary File Read via REST Document Download","summary":"OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in REST document download, where the controller passes stored uploaded document bytes to Symfony's BinaryFileResponse as a filesystem path instead of returning them…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"openemr","product":"openemr","affected":["openemr < 8.4.0"],"published":"2026-11-08","updated":"2026-11-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-08T13:15:59.341Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124479","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-xgxv-36g2-hq5g","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xgxv-36g2-hq5g)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-arbitrary-file-read-via-rest-document-download","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenEMR before 8.4.0 Arbitrary File Read via REST Document Download"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-11-08T13:50:34.962Z","slug":"CVE-2026-124479","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in REST document download, where the controller passes stored uploaded document bytes to Symfony's BinaryFileResponse as a filesystem path instead of returning them as content. Authenticated users with document upload and download access can upload a document containing an absolute pathname, such as the sqlconf.php location, then download it to read server files and recover database credentials.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `openemr < 8.4.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}