CVE-2026-32118 OpenEMR has Stored XSS in Graphical Pain Map legend via unescaped annotation text

Medium 5.4 Published 11 Mar 2026 Updated 12 Mar 2026

Authenticated clinicians can inject JavaScript into pain map annotations, leading to session hijacking of other users including administrators.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-32118?

CVE-2026-32118 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 11 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 8.0.0.1, stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Graphical Pain Map ("clickmap") form allows any authenticated clinician to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of every subsequent user who views the affected encounter form. Because session cookies are not marked HttpOnly, this enables full session hijacking of other users, including administrators. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.0.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32118?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Emr Openemr.

How do I fix CVE-2026-32118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-32118 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-32118 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-55qj-x8wh-m4rm.