CVE-2026-25928 OpenEMR Vulnerable to Path Traversal When Zipping DICOM Folders
An attacker with DICOM permissions can exploit path traversal to write arbitrary files, potentially achieving remote code execution in OpenEMR.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-25928?
CVE-2026-25928 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 19 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.0.0.2, the DICOM zip/export feature uses a user-supplied destination or path component when creating the zip file, without sanitizing path traversal sequences (e.g. `../`). An attacker with DICOM upload/export permission can write files outside the intended directory, potentially under the web root, leading to arbitrary file write and possibly remote code execution if PHP or other executable files can be written. Version 8.0.0.2 fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25928?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25928?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-25928 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-25928 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rppw-f689-6hrm.