CVE-2026-126478

Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the Syndromic Surveillance report because the form_icd_codes[] POST array is concatenated into an unquoted numeric IN() clause without integer validation. Authenticated users can submit quote-free payloads that bypass add_escape_custom to perform blind or UNION-based injection and exfiltrate patient health information.

Severity scores

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• 7.2CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
• 7.6CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

• CWE-89

References

• GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q6f8-4pm7-q39r)vendor-advisory
• VulnCheck Advisory: OpenEMR before 8.5.0 SQL Injection via form_icd_codes in Syndromic Surveillancethird-party-advisory