CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-124448openemr openemr Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the CCDA/CCD preview stylesheets, where cda.xsl copies event-handler attributes whose values evade a character denylist and ccd.xsl copies table-cell attributes unsanitized into preview HTML. Authenticated users can upload a crafted CCDA/CCD document with onmouseover, onclick, or onfocus handlers to execute script in a clinician's session when previewed.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.6)
Published Date
Nov 8, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 9, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.26%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
The software does not neutralize user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.6 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionPassive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)Low
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.6)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.6 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityLow

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • openemr openemr < 8.3.0
Patched Versions
  • openemr openemr 8.3.0

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run openemr openemr and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 8, 2026Published
  • Nov 9, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 02:13 UTC