CVE-2026-39932

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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://jivasecurity.com/writeups/openemr-eval-rce-category-tree-cve-2026-39932	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-remote-code-execution-via-categorytree-eval-injection	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-03 17:16

Updated : 2026-09-01 15:36

NVD link : CVE-2026-39932

Mitre link : CVE-2026-39932

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-39932

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Products Affected

open-emr

openemr

CWE

CWE-95

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

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