OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in patient_tracker_status.php that allows low-privilege authenticated users to modify other patients' tracker entries by supplying arbitrary tracker_id values. Attackers can post statustype and roomnum parameters with a valid CSRF token to alter patient-flow status, room assignments, and linked calendar appointment state.
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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in patient_tracker_status.php that allows low-privilege authenticated users to modify other patients' tracker entries by supplying arbitrary tracker_id values. Attackers can post statustype and roomnum parameters with a valid CSRF token to alter patient-flow status, room assignments, and linked calendar appointment state.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Improper Authorization via patient_tracker_status.php
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-285
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T11:44:59.933Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:34:05.397Z

Link: CVE-2026-126416

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:47.163

Modified: 2026-11-13T10:17:47.287

Link: CVE-2026-126416

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