CVE-2026-40076

OpenMRS Core is an open source electronic medical record system platform. In versions 2.7.8 and earlier and versions 2.8.0 through 2.8.5, the module upload endpoint at POST `/openmrs/ws/rest/v1/module` is vulnerable to a Zip Slip path traversal attack. During automatic extraction of uploaded .omod archives in `WebModuleUtil.startModule()`, ZIP entries under web/module/ are checked only to see whether the full entry path starts with `..,` and the remaining path is then concatenated into the destination path without normalization or a boundary check. A crafted archive can therefore include entries such as `web/module/../../../../malicious.jsp` and cause files to be written outside the intended module directory. An authenticated attacker with module upload access can write arbitrary files to locations such as the web application root and achieve remote code execution by uploading a JSP file and then requesting it. The issue is compounded by the fact that the module.allow_web_admin runtime property is enforced in the legacy UI controller but not in the REST API upload path, so deployments relying on that property to block web-based module administration remain exposed through the REST endpoint. This issue has been fixed in versions after 2.7.8 in the 2.7.x line and in version 2.8.6 and later.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:openmrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:openmrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

11 May 2026, 14:55

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:openmrs:openmrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core/security/advisories/GHSA-78fc-9688-w8xw - () https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core/security/advisories/GHSA-78fc-9688-w8xw - Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Mitigation
First Time Openmrs openmrs
Openmrs
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8

07 May 2026, 15:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core/security/advisories/GHSA-78fc-9688-w8xw - () https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core/security/advisories/GHSA-78fc-9688-w8xw -

06 May 2026, 20:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-06 20:16

Updated : 2026-05-11 14:55


NVD link : CVE-2026-40076

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40076

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40076


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Products Affected

openmrs

  • openmrs
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')