CVE-2026-21443CWE-116

OpenEMR allows inconsistent escaping of translation function output

Low · published February 25, 2026

CVSS v4.0
1.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0, the `xl()` translation function returns unescaped strings. While wrapper functions exist for escaping in different contexts (`xlt()` for HTML, `xla()` for attributes, `xlj()` for JavaScript), there are places in the codebase where `xl()` output is used directly without escaping. If an attacker could insert malicious content into the translation database, these unescaped outputs could lead to XSS. Version 8.0.0 fixes the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
1.2 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U
EPSS
0.00151 · 4.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-116 · Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Published
2026-02-25T01:23Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 FEB 01:23Z
    OpenEMR allows inconsistent escaping of translation function output
    cvelistv5