CVE-2026-126481 json
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Path Traversal via ERA 835 File Upload
published 18d ago modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-124943 , GHSA-mf55-7h68-r2rp
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository openemr/openemr. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- openemr openemr 8.5.0
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- yesterday
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-mf55-7h68-r2rp referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- openemr openemr
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-mf55-7h68-r2rp
vendor-advisory, exploit, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-path-traversal-via-era-835-file-upload
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-126481
- NVD CVE-2026-126481
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-mf55-7h68-r2rp
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