# CVE-2026-24847: OpenEMR has Open Redirect in Eye Exam Form

> Authenticated users can be redirected to arbitrary external URLs via the Eye Exam form, facilitating phishing attacks against healthcare providers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f42-6q2r-fc2h

## What is CVE-2026-24847?

CVE-2026-24847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 25 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0, the Eye Exam form module allows any authenticated user to be redirected to an arbitrary external URL. This can be exploited for phishing attacks against healthcare providers using OpenEMR. Version 8.0.0 fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24847?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Emr Openemr.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-24847?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-24847 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-24847 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Open-Emr Openemr

- [CVE-2026-24898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24898/): OpenEMR has an Unauthenticated MedEx Token Disclosure (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-24849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24849/): OpenEMR Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-24908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24908/): OpenEMR has SQL Injection in Patient API Sort Parameter (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-2734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2734/): Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in openemr/openemr (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-22611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22611/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-24847 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-24847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 25 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-24847 exists.

Affected product: Open-Emr Openemr. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24847/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24847/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24847
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24847
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24847

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24847/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.