What is CVE-2026-32238?

CVE-2026-32238 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openemr, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-32238?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-32238 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Openemr

CVE-2026-32238

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Versions prior to 8.0.0.2 contain a Command injection vulnerability in the backup functionality that can be exploited by authenticated…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.001 (27.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openemr — versions < 8.0.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ChrisSub08/CVE-2026-32238_RemoteCodeExecutionOpenEMR8.0.0

References

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-6pmc-3xm7-pm86 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/7bc7bd077a624e205daed17658de41af6070ef73 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32238?: CVE-2026-32238 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openemr, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-32238?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-32238 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.