CVE-2026-25746: OpenEMR has SQL Injection Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-02-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Versions prior to 8.0.0 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in prescription that can be exploited by authenticated attackers. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the prescription listing functionality. Version 8.0.0 fixes the vulnerability.

Affected products

openemr: before 8.0.0 — fixed in 8.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 8.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/ChrisSub08/CVE-2026-25746_SqlInjectionVulnerabilityOpenEMR7.0.4
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/2b46e594b9dd665fb7f16c913ca07f5c6d54412b/library/classes/Controller.class.php#L77
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/9fa8db9f12d0b70985195b11b90f2dc564bd3b24/controller.php#L6
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/9fa8db9f12d0b70985195b11b90f2dc564bd3b24/controllers/C_Prescription.class.php#L180
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/9fa8db9f12d0b70985195b11b90f2dc564bd3b24/library/classes/Prescription.class.php#L1148
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/e230d3ef46425ffc96a37dc6369428aa37c88554
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-78r7-g65p-gpw3

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