CVE-2025-68277: OpenEMR allows links sent via Secure Messaging to be opened in OpenEMR and Portal

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-02-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-451

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 7.0.4, when a link is sent via Secure Messaging, clicking the link opens the website within the OpenEMR/Portal site. This behavior could be exploited for phishing. Version 7.0.4 patches the issue.

Affected products

openemr: before 7.0.4 — fixed in 7.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 7.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/11ec62d1683571a629734fba66f7fb68d0bdc312
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-566c-8c52-2jch

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