Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-33913OpenEMR: XInclude Injection in CCDA Import Allows Reading Arbitrary Server Files
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity XML external entity in openemr from openemr. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0.3, an authenticated user with access to the Carecoordination module can upload a crafted CCDA document containing `<xi:include href="file:///etc/passwd" parse="text"/>` to read arbitrary files from the server. Version 8.0.0.3 patches the issue.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-9757-3cfj-wc8q x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/67e1702c41cf486af0069bdafce19860e2cd9a11 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/releases/tag/v8_0_0_3 x_refsource_MISC