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CVE-2026-126418VulnerabilityPublished

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in interface/billing/sl_eob_invoice.php, which escapes billing codes for HTML attributes but not for JavaScript strings in an inline onkeyup handler

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-126418· Medium 6.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 8.5.0 when convenient.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 13:04 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.9
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.16.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.5.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/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

Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in interface/billing/sl_eob_invoice.php, which escapes billing codes for HTML attributes but not for JavaScript strings in an inline onkeyup handler. Clinicians with encounter coding access can save crafted billing codes through diagnosis.php that execute script when a Back Office user enters a payment, exposing patient and financial data or performing actions as that user.

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