CVE-2026-21443
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0, the `xl()` translation function returns unescaped strings. While wrapper functions exist for escaping in different contexts (`xlt()` for HTML, `xla()` for attributes, `xlj()` for JavaScript), there are places in the codebase where `xl()` output is used directly without escaping. If an attacker could insert malicious content into the translation database, these unescaped outputs could lead to XSS. Version 8.0.0 fixes the issue.
Published:Feb 25, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
EPS:Feb 25, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00128
CVSS Score:6.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Open-emr
Product
Openemr
Open-emr
Openemr
Vendor
Openemr
Product
Openemr
Openemr
Openemr
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
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High
