Medium severity · published Mar 25, 2026
CVE-2026-33913
OpenEMR: XInclude Injection in CCDA Import Allows Reading Arbitrary Server Files
4.9
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
openemr · openemr
< 8.0.0.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33913
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33913
Patch
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/67e1702c41cf486af0069bdafce19860e2cd9a11
Product
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/releases/tag/v8_0_0_3
Exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-9757-3cfj-wc8q
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