Description
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in era_payments.php and sl_eob_search.php that allows authenticated billing users to write files outside the ERA directory. Attackers can embed traversal sequences in the GS04 element of an uploaded X12 835 file to overwrite .edi or .835 files with attacker-controlled content anywhere writable by the web server.
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openemr
Openemr openemr
Vendors & Products Openemr
Openemr openemr

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in era_payments.php and sl_eob_search.php that allows authenticated billing users to write files outside the ERA directory. Attackers can embed traversal sequences in the GS04 element of an uploaded X12 835 file to overwrite .edi or .835 files with attacker-controlled content anywhere writable by the web server.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Path Traversal via ERA 835 File Upload
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T18:47:07.713Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:44:28.726Z

Link: CVE-2026-126481

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Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:57.893

Modified: 2026-11-13T19:19:24.300

Link: CVE-2026-126481

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Updated: 2026-11-14T09:15:22Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')