# CVE-2026-39349: OrangeHRM Uses AES-ECB for Sensitive Data Encryption Enables Pattern Disclosure


- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g29m-3jgj-gprg

## What is CVE-2026-39349?

CVE-2026-39349 is a low-severity vulnerability in orangehrm, published on 7 Apr 2026. 

### Official description

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From 5.0 to 5.8, OrangeHRM Open Source encrypts certain sensitive fields with AES in ECB mode, which preserves block-aligned plaintext patterns in ciphertext and enables pattern disclosure against stored data. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.8.1.

Weakness: CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-39349?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Orangehrm Orangehrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-39349?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-39349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-39349 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in orangehrm

- [CVE-2007-1193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1193/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-66224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66224/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Code Execution Through Arbitrary File Write from Sendmail Parameter Injection (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2019-12839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12839/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-66225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66225/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Account Takeover Through Unvalidated Username in Password Reset Workflow (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-66289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66289/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Persistent Session Access Due to Missing Invalidation After User Disable and Password Change (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-39349 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-39349 is a low-severity vulnerability in orangehrm, published on 7 Apr 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: orangehrm. 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-2026-39349/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39349/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39349
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39349
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39349

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39349/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.