OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an inverted comparison in Document::has_expired() that causes the FHIR Binary download endpoint to treat time-limited PHI documents as unexpired after their one-hour lifetime. Authenticated users still authorized for a Binary/{id} resource can download expired bulk export NDJSON files and $docref CCDs indefinitely.
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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains an inverted comparison in Document::has_expired() that causes the FHIR Binary download endpoint to treat time-limited PHI documents as unexpired after their one-hour lifetime. Authenticated users still authorized for a Binary/{id} resource can download expired bulk export NDJSON files and $docref CCDs indefinitely.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Inverted Document Expiration Check Exposes PHI via FHIR Binary
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-613
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

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


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:35:11.338Z

Reserved: 2026-11-10T21:39:26.377Z

Link: CVE-2026-126453

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