# CVE-2026-33914: OpenEMR has SQL Injection in PostCalendar Category Delete

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.0.3
- Published: 2026-03-25 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- openemr: fixed in 8.0.0.3

## Description

OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0.3, the PostCalendar module contains a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the `categoriesUpdate` administrative function. The `dels` POST parameter is read via `pnVarCleanFromInput()`, which only strips HTML tags and performs no SQL escaping. The value is then interpolated directly into a raw SQL `DELETE` statement that is executed unsanitized via Doctrine DBAL's `executeStatement()`. Version 8.0.0.3 patches the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openemr, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.0.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-rq3v-38x5-3rm5
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/1b851fc9af84f181ad7a84210a168d0d568cd442
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/releases/tag/v8_0_0_3

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