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CVE-2026-124486VulnerabilityPublished

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the classic document controller that allows

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-124486· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 8.3.0 soon.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.7
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.18.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.3.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 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 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade openemr and openemr/openemr to 8.3.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
openemropenemrAffected
  • <8.3.0
Fixed in
  • 8.3.0
GitHubopenemr/openemrpkg:github/openemr/openemrOther threatsAffected
  • <8.3.0
Fixed in
  • 8.3.0

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AI-suggested

A fixed version 8.3.0 or later addresses this vulnerability. Users should upgrade OpenEMR to version 8.3.0 or above to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user action to update the software.

Description

OpenEMR versions prior to 8.3.0 have a missing authorization vulnerability in the classic document controller. This flaw allows low-privilege authenticated users to recategorize documents belonging to other patients. By exploiting the move_action_process function, attackers can move documents into a patients|demo category and then retrieve them without specifying a patient ID, enabling exfiltration of protected health information (PHI) and unauthorized modification of patient charts.

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