CVE-2026-39931

OpenEMR Authenticated SQL Injection via backup.php Import Feature

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 3, 2026 at 03:54 PM UTC
Updated: September 1, 2026 at 03:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenEMR

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

OpenEMR through 8.2.0 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the backup configuration import feature that allows administrators with admin or super ACL privileges to execute arbitrary DDL and DML statements against the application database by uploading a crafted SQL file at the form_step=202 parameter in backup.php. Attackers can exploit the unfiltered shell_exec invocation of the mysql command-line client to extract credential hashes, modify access control tables, inject backdoor accounts, create persistent triggers or stored procedures, and write arbitrary files to the filesystem where MySQL FILE privileges and permissive secure_file_priv settings are configured.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 8.2.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.2HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-434

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