OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an access control flaw in get_claim_file.php: with location=tmp, it serves any file in the shared temporary directory without verifying the file is a claim for the caller
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium : upgrade to 8.5.0 when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 13:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.0 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.3 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.5.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade openemr to 8.5.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openemropenemr | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an access control flaw in get_claim_file.php: with location=tmp, it serves any file in the shared temporary directory without verifying the file is a claim for the caller. Users with acct/eob or acct/bill write access can request key=ccda.xml to download the most recently validated patient's complete C-CDA clinical document.