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Critical severity · published Mar 19, 2026
CVE-2026-32238
OpenEMR has Remote Code Execution in backup functionality
9.1
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
openemr · openemr
< 8.0.0.2 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
OP
openemr
openemr
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32238
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32238
Patch
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/7bc7bd077a624e205daed17658de41af6070ef73
Exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6pmc-3xm7-pm86
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