CVE-2026-40508

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-19. The CNA's CVSS baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.3%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the patient portal template import handler that allows authenticated attackers with Forms Administration permissions to upload template files containing arbitrary HTML or JavaScript. Attackers can inject malicious scripts through the template upload functionality, which are stored without sanitization and execute in the browser of any other Forms Administration user who views the template in the HTML editor.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.3%
EPSS %ILE
20th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation public PoC (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

October 1, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_release, github_commit.
generic

OpenEMR < 8.3.0 Stored XSS via Patient Portal Template Import Handler | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-stored-xss-via-patient-portal-template-import-handler
github_commit

commit ba316dd1d8de (openemr/openemr)

Fix landed in openemr/openemr commit ba316dd1d8de — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/ba316dd1d8de1291102da3f20f64240729ff899e
github_release Patch Available

OpenEMR 8.3.0

Patch available: openemr/openemr v8_3_0

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/releases/tag/v8_3_0
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

/portal/import_template.php template_files[] Stored Cross-Site Scripting · Advisory · openemr/openemr · GitHub

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-5293-8q47-cf44

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40508(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 79× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40508?
CVE-2026-40508 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the patient portal template import handler that allows authenticated attackers with Forms Administration permissions to upload template files containing arbitrary HTML or JavaScript. Attackers can inject malicious scripts…
When was CVE-2026-40508 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40508 was first published on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on October 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40508 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40508 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (20th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40508?
CVE-2026-40508 has a CVSS base score of 5.4 (the CNA's own assessment, by vulncheck; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40508?
A fix for CVE-2026-40508 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-40508 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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