# CVE-2026-39931: OpenEMR Authenticated SQL Injection via backup.php Import Feature

> Administrators can execute arbitrary SQL commands and potentially write files via a crafted import in OpenEMR's backup feature.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v687-rxcc-g864

## What is CVE-2026-39931?

CVE-2026-39931 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenEMR through 8.2.0 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the backup configuration import feature that allows administrators with admin or super ACL privileges to execute arbitrary DDL and DML statements against the application database by uploading a crafted SQL file at the form_step=202 parameter in backup.php. Attackers can exploit the unfiltered shell_exec invocation of the mysql command-line client to extract credential hashes, modify access control tables, inject backdoor accounts, create persistent triggers or stored procedures, and write arbitrary files to the filesystem where MySQL FILE privileges and permissive secure_file_priv settings are configured.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-39931?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Emr Openemr.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-39931?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-39931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-39931 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-39931 exists.

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- [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-2026-39931 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-39931 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-39931 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-2026-39931/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39931/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39931
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39931
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39931

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39931/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.