CVE-2026-39932 PUBLISHED

OpenEMR 8.2.0 Remote Code Execution via CategoryTree eval() Injection

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 07.04.2026 Published: 03.08.2026 Updated: 03.08.2026

OpenEMR through 8.2.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the document category tree component (library/classes/Tree.class.php) that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary operating system commands by injecting PHP payloads into the categories database table. Attackers can chain arbitrary SQL execution to alter the id column type to VARCHAR and insert a malicious PHP payload, which is then executed via an unsanitized eval() call whenever any page instantiates CategoryTree, including unauthenticated and low-privilege pages, resulting in command execution as the web server user.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS Score: 9.4

Product Status

Vendor openemr
Product openemr
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 0 to 8.2.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Jiva (JivaSecurity) finder

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') CWE