{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-21443", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2025-12-29T03:00:29.276Z", "datePublished": "2026-02-25T01:23:22.052Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-25T21:15:31.995Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "OpenEMR allows inconsistent escaping of translation function output", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-116", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV4_0": {"attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "PASSIVE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 1.2, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U", "version": "4.0"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-3f9j-cqjj-7h46", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-3f9j-cqjj-7h46"}, {"name": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/b1e3fe8a9ed8bcaf17e0b73d7fad5434f9fe36da", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/b1e3fe8a9ed8bcaf17e0b73d7fad5434f9fe36da"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "openemr", "product": "openemr", "versions": [{"version": "< 8.0.0", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-25T01:23:22.052Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-3f9j-cqjj-7h46", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-02-25T21:15:04.792186Z", "id": "CVE-2026-21443", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-25T21:15:31.995Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2026-21443", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-02-25T21:15:04.792186Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-25T21:15:14.616Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "OpenEMR allows inconsistent escaping of translation function output", "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-3f9j-cqjj-7h46", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "metrics": [{"cvssV4_0": {"version": "4.0", "baseScore": 1.2, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "LOW", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U", "userInteraction": "PASSIVE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}], "affected": [{"vendor": "openemr", "product": "openemr", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "< 8.0.0"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-3f9j-cqjj-7h46", "name": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-3f9j-cqjj-7h46", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/b1e3fe8a9ed8bcaf17e0b73d7fad5434f9fe36da", "name": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/b1e3fe8a9ed8bcaf17e0b73d7fad5434f9fe36da", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-116", "description": "CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-25T01:23:22.052Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-21443", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-25T21:15:31.995Z", "dateReserved": "2025-12-29T03:00:29.276Z", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "datePublished": "2026-02-25T01:23:22.052Z", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "FEAA9896-A42E-437C-BEE8-8DA955E34385", "versionEndExcluding": "8.0.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "id": "CVE-2026-21443", "lastModified": "2026-02-26T15:34:11.743", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.1, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "cvssMetricV40": [{"cvssData": {"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 1.2, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "exploitMaturity": "UNREPORTED", "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "PASSIVE", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "version": "4.0", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"}, "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2026-02-25T02:16:21.863", "references": [{"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/b1e3fe8a9ed8bcaf17e0b73d7fad5434f9fe36da"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory", "Mitigation"], "url": "https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-3f9j-cqjj-7h46"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-116"}], "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[0,8.0.0)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 100.0, "confidence_source": "matching", "scores": [{"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "openemr", "source": "cna", "vendor": "openemr"}, "product": "openemr", "vendor": "openemr"}], "created": "2026-02-25T11:35:15.852135+00:00", "updated": "2026-02-25T11:35:15.852216+00:00", "vendors": ["openemr", "openemr$PRODUCT$openemr"]}