CVE-2026-126489

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 SQL Injection via IPPF Contraceptive Issue Feature

  • High 8.6

Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a second-order SQL injection vulnerability in the IPPF contraceptive issue feature because issue_ippf_con_save concatenates layout_options field_id values into a REPLACE INTO query as column names. Authenticated administrators can add a malicious field_id via edit_layout.php, then trigger issue_ippf_con_save through add_edit_issue.php to execute arbitrary SQL.

Key facts

Published
13 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
0.508% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 43.981% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: poc; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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

  • 8.6CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • 7.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

VendorProductVersions
openemropenemr
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to but excluding 8.5.0 (affected)
  • 8.5.0 (unaffected)

Timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

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References