CVE-2026-33909: OpenEMR Vulnerable to SQL Injection via Unsanitized Variables in MedEx Recall/Reminder Processing

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0.3, several variables in the MedEx recall/reminder processing code are concatenated directly into SQL queries without parameterization or type casting, enabling SQL injection. Version 8.0.0.3 contains a patch.

Affected products

openemr: before 8.0.0.3 — fixed in 8.0.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 8.0.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/3d11d2fc1622147d4aa6fbca31a471e7402ffc65
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/releases/tag/v8_0_0_3
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6vx2-w9hw-prqj

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