CVE-2026-103935: OpenEMR: Stored XSS via `text()` Misuse in Double-Quoted HTML Attribute
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.42% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: openemr openemr 8.3.0.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to openemr openemr 8.3.0 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to 8.3.0, interface/forms/transfer_summary/new.php and interface/forms/functional_cognitive_status/new.php render stored transfer_to, code, and codetext values with text(), which uses ENT_NOQUOTES, inside double-quoted HTML value attributes. An authenticated clinical user can store a value containing a double quote that escapes the attribute and injects event-handler markup when another clinician opens the form. Successful exploitation can expose session data and protected health information or permit patient-record actions in the victim's session. This issue is fixed in version 8.3.0.
- Published
- Nov 5, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 37th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
32
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 8.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| open-emr | openemr | cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr |
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersVersions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
openemr openemr
- < 8.3.0affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- open-emr openemrbefore 8.3.0
Same product
open-emr: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-17179An issue was discovered in OpenEMR before 5.0.1 Patch 7.60This week
- CVE-2020-19364OpenEMR 5.0.1 allows an authenticated attacker to upload and execute malicious PHP scripts through /controller.php.56Plan
- CVE-2019-14530An issue was discovered in custom/ajax_download.php in OpenEMR before 5.0.2 via the fileName parameter.55Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-103020Nov 5, 2026 · OpenEMR: Unauthenticated Information Disclosure in admin.php Exposes Database Names and Versions21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-103021Nov 5, 2026 · OpenEMR: Username Enumeration via Pre-Authentication User Settings Loading21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-103938Nov 5, 2026 · OpenEMR: CSRF Protection Bypass on IPPF Point-of-Sale Void and Regen Operations28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| openemr openemr | 8.3.0 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 14, 2026+8 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-32118239 days apartOpenEMR has Stored XSS in Graphical Pain Map legend via unescaped annotation text36Monitor
- CVE-2025-43860531 days apartOpemEMR Vulnerable to Stored XSS Attack in the Additional Address Section of Patient Demographics35Monitor
- CVE-2026-46518149 days apartOpenEMR: Stored XSS in prescription CSS/HTML print view via patient demographics34Monitor
- CVE-2026-33299231 days apartOpenEMR has Stored XSS in patient encounter Eye Exam form answers34Monitor
- CVE-2026-33346231 days apartOpenEMR has stored XSS in portal_payment.php via Unescaped table_args34Monitor
- CVE-2025-67491254 days apartOpenEMR has Stored XSS in ub04 helper34Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.