CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-65983

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In OpenEMR prior to 8.2.0, the fax module (SignalWireClient) decrypts a patient document and writes plaintext bytes under sites/{siteId}/fax, protected only by a predictable uniqid() filename and never removed. An unauthenticated actor who obtains or guesses the URL can retrieve persistent patient documents even with drive encryption enabled.

Risk Assessment

Breach of patient medical data (PHI) confidentiality via guessing or obtaining the public URL, potentially causing serious regulatory and reputational consequences.

Recommendation

Update OpenEMR to version 8.2.0 or later, which fixes the staged fax file issue.

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Original NVD description (English source)

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.2.0, interface/modules/custom_modules/oe-module-faxsms/src/Controller/SignalWireClient.php decrypts a selected patient document with Document::get_data() and SignalWireClient::uploadFileForFax() writes the plaintext bytes under sites/{siteId}/fax. The module returns the resulting public URL to SignalWire, protects it only with a predictable uniqid() filename, and never removes the staged file. An unauthenticated network actor who obtains or guesses the URL can retrieve persistent patient documents even when drive encryption is enabled. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.0.

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