CVE-2018-15153

OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote...

8.8 High

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/main/daemon_frame.php after modifying the "hylafax_server" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

61.2%Up 50.0 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2018-15153
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-15153
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-7033 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-7033
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcpw-qmpx-2hr8 8.8

OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote...

Record: GHSA-pcpw-qmpx-2hr8
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Record: CVE-2018-15153
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

open-emr openemr

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-15153 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Open-emr Openemr, published August 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.