Description
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 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.
Published: 2026-11-08
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description 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 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.
Title OpenEMR before 8.4.0 Arbitrary File Read via REST Document Download
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-73
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': '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'}

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Open-emr Openemr
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T13:15:59.341Z

Reserved: 2026-11-08T02:17:31.141Z

Link: CVE-2026-124479

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T14:18:17.000

Modified: 2026-11-08T14:18:17.000

Link: CVE-2026-124479

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Updated: 2026-11-08T14:45:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-73

    External Control of File Name or Path