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CVE-2026-47660: aehrc pathling · Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Affects aehrc pathlingSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 2.0.0 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade pathling and aehrc/pathling to 2.0.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
aehrcpathlingAffected
  • <2.0.0
Fixed in
  • 2.0.0
GitHubaehrc/pathlingpkg:github/aehrc/pathlingOther threatsAffected
  • <2.0.0
Fixed in
  • 2.0.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Pathling Server to version 2.0.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed by validating the oauthMetadataUrl parameter against allowable sources. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating the fix in version 2.0.0. Until upgrade, restrict allowed submitters and monitor usage of the bulk-submit operation to mitigate risk.

Description

Pathling is a set of tools that make it easier to use FHIR and clinical terminology within health data analytics. Prior to version 2.0.0 of Pathling Server, Pathling's bulk-submit operation allows an allowed submitter to supply an explicit `oauthMetadataUrl` parameter that is not validated against `pathling.bulkSubmit.allowableSources`. When present, the bulk-submit OAuth flow trusts metadata and the returned `token_endpoint` from the caller-chosen location, then builds outbound OAuth client authentication directly from the submitter's stored credentials. This is fixed in Pathling Server 2.0.0.

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