EUVD-2026-13162Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with Notes role
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DeliveryFill Eye Exam form with malicious HTML
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ExploitRequest PDF generation
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ExecutionParse unescaped HTML in PDF
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ImpactRead arbitrary server files
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding for downstream
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| Exploitation Conditions | OpenEMR versions prior to 8.0.0.2. Attacker requires authenticated access with 'Notes - my encounters' role. Attacker must create/modify Eye Exam form answers containing malicious HTML image tags referencing arbitrary server files, then trigger PDF generation to exfiltrate file contents. |
| Impact | CVSS 8.1. EPSS 0.0%. No patch confirmed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could send a specially crafted request to OpenEMR to execute arbitrary code on the underlying server, potentially gaining full control of the system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 19, 2026
A remote code execution vulnerability in OpenEMR (CVSS 8.1). High severity vulnerability requiring prompt remediation.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.0.0.2, users with the Notes - my encounters role can fill Eye Exam forms in patie
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Vulnerability type: remote code execution. CVSS 8.1 indicates high severity. Affects OpenEMR.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionGitHub Advisory
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.0.0.2, users with the Notes - my encounters role can fill Eye Exam forms in patient encounters. The answers to the form can be printed out in PDF form. An arbitrary file read vulnerability was identified in the PDF creation function where the form answers are parsed as unescaped HTML, allowing an attacker to include arbitrary image files from the server in the generated PDF. Version 8.0.0.2 fixes the issue.
Executive ViewAI
OpenEMR contains a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-33301, CVSS 8.1) that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on healthcare systems. This directly threatens patient data confidentiality, system integrity, and operational continuity for any organization running vulnerable OpenEMR instances.
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Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 Patch 14 that allows a low-privileged attacker to
Unauthenticated token disclosure in OpenEMR before 8.0.0. CVSS 10.0. PoC and patch available.
Path traversal in OpenEMR 7.0.4 disposeDocument() allows file access. PoC available.
Path traversal in OpenEMR electronic health records before fix allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the
SQL injection in OpenEMR electronic health records before fix. Authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL through the
OpenEMR 7.0.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via \openemr\library\classes\Pharmacy.class.php, \controllers\C_Pharmacy.cl
An issue in OpenEMR 7.0.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges viaa crafted POST request using the noteid par
Information disclosure in OpenEMR 5.0.2 to before 8.0.0 exposes sensitive data. PoC and patch available.
Remote code execution in OpenEMR through 8.2.0 lets an authenticated administrator poison the document category tree so
interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shel
interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication
Authentication bypass vulnerability in portal/account/register.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote
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