CVE-2026-126476

Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Application module's auto-suggest endpoint, which echoes the searchMode POST parameter unencoded into a single-quoted onClick attribute. Attackers can induce an authenticated user to submit a single-quote payload to application/index/search, executing arbitrary JavaScript in that user's session to steal session cookies or disclose patient data.

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 5.1CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
• 6.1CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Historical context and remediation

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

• CWE-79

References

• GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8mwp-vq82-x5mr)vendor-advisory
• VulnCheck Advisory: OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Reflected XSS via auto-suggest searchMode parameterthird-party-advisory