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CVE-2026-126481: openemr · Path Traversal

Affects openemrSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High : upgrade to 8.5.0 soon.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 10:44 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.2
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.18.1
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.5.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade openemr to 8.5.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
openemropenemrAffected
  • <8.5.0
Fixed in
  • 8.5.0

AI-suggested

Upgrade OpenEMR to version 8.5.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

OpenEMR versions prior to 8.5.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in era_payments.php and sl_eob_search.php. Authenticated billing users can exploit this flaw by embedding traversal sequences in the GS04 element of an uploaded X12 835 file, allowing them to write files outside the intended ERA directory. This can lead to overwriting .edi or .835 files anywhere writable by the web server.

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