CVE-2026-126456

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Stored XSS via Fee Sheet notecodes field

Published Nov 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed

Description

OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Fee Sheet notecodes field, which is escaped with the wrong context. Attackers with clinician access can inject a payload that breaks out of the single-quoted value attribute and executes in higher-privileged users' browsers.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

openemr

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 8.5.0
`8.5.0`	unaffected	—

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-ff55-qvf9-2fgm
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-stored-xss-via-fee-sheet-notecodes-field

History

Nov 13, 2026 9:45 AM Description updated. Title updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Fee Sheet notecodes field, which is escaped with the wrong context. Attackers with clinician access can inject a payload that breaks out of the single-quoted value attribute and executes in higher-privileged users' browsers.
Title		OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Stored XSS via Fee Sheet notecodes field
First Time appeared		Open-emr Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr::::::::
Vendors & Products		Open-emr Open-emr openemr
References		https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-ff55-qvf9-2fgm https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-stored-xss-via-fee-sheet-notecodes-field
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}`