CVE-2026-126481
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Path Traversal via ERA 835 File Upload
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in era_payments.php and sl_eob_search.php that allows authenticated billing users to write files outside the ERA directory. Attackers can embed traversal sequences in the GS04 element of an uploaded X12 835 file to overwrite .edi or .835 files with attacker-controlled content anywhere writable by the web server.
| CWE | CWE-22 |
| Vendor | openemr |
| Product | openemr |
| Published | Nov 13, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
openemr / openemr
0 < 8.5.0
References
Credits
🔍 energytag6