OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the FaxSMS module's utility.php that allows read-only demographics users to create patient charts. Attackers can submit the form_create request with chosen identity fields to create fictitious or duplicate patients with employer, history, and insurance records.
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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the FaxSMS module's utility.php that allows read-only demographics users to create patient charts. Attackers can submit the form_create request with chosen identity fields to create fictitious or duplicate patients with employer, history, and insurance records.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization in FaxSMS utility.php Patient Creation
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:35:33.766Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:36:07.090Z

Link: CVE-2026-126420

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:47.843

Modified: 2026-11-13T10:17:47.970

Link: CVE-2026-126420

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