๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-32238

CRITICAL 9.1

OpenEMR has Remote Code Execution in backup functionality

CVSS Score
9.1
EPSS Score
0.2%
EPSS Percentile
42th

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Versions prior to 8.0.0.2 contain a Command injection vulnerability in the backup functionality that can be exploited by authenticated attackers. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the backup functionality. Version 8.0.0.2 fixes the issue.

CWE CWE-78
Vendor openemr
Product openemr
Published Mar 19, 2026
Last Updated Mar 20, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

openemr / openemr
< 8.0.0.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6pmc-3xm7-pm86 github.com: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/7bc7bd077a624e205daed17658de41af6070ef73