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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-15156 · published 15 August 2018

CVE-2018-15156: Open-emr openemr os command injection vulnerability

Open Emr · Openemr

OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to interface/fax/faxq.php after modifying the "hylafax_server" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 10% · top 4.5% CWE-78 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
10%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to interface/fax/faxq.php after modifying the "hylafax_server" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-15156), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.