OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in create_portallogin.php that allows low-privilege authenticated users to replace patient portal credentials without ACL checks. Attackers can select a victim patient in session and post replacement credentials to take over portal accounts, read PHI, and lock patients out.
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Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000
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| Description | OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in create_portallogin.php that allows low-privilege authenticated users to replace patient portal credentials without ACL checks. Attackers can select a victim patient in session and post replacement credentials to take over portal accounts, read PHI, and lock patients out. | |
| Title | OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Missing Authorization via create_portallogin.php Portal Takeover | |
| First Time appeared |
Open-emr
Open-emr openemr |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Open-emr
Open-emr openemr |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-13T09:35:18.835Z
Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:38:36.342Z
Link: CVE-2026-126442
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-11-13T10:17:51.480
Modified: 2026-11-13T10:17:51.597
Link: CVE-2026-126442
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