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Critical · 9.1 Public exploit CVE-2026-32238 EUVD-2026-13158

OpenEMR has Remote Code Execution in backup functionality

Published Mar 19, 2026 · Updated Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
openemr openemr < 8.0.0.2 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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