---
id: "CVE-2026-124479"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124479"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-124479"]
title: "OpenEMR: document download lets logged-in users read server files"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "openemr", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["healthcare", "openemr", "package", "php", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-document-upload-permission", "version-8.4.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T14:18:17+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T14:48:41+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T14:49:30+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124479", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T14:48:41+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# OpenEMR: document download lets logged-in users read server files

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124479 (this .md is for agents)

OpenEMR before 8.4.0 has a REST document download flaw where stored document bytes are treated as a filesystem path. An authenticated user with upload and download access can read arbitrary server files, including the sqlconf.php file that holds database credentials.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:openemr affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check the OpenEMR version in the deployment; versions below `8.4.0` are in range.
- Confirm whether document upload and REST document download are enabled for user roles.

## Fix

- Upgrade OpenEMR to `8.4.0` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T14:48:41+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124479

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-xgxv-36g2-hq5g
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.4.0-arbitrary-file-read-via-rest-document-download

## From the sources

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.

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