OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains multiple missing authorization and SQL injection defects across report, portal, transaction, and immunization components. Low-privileged Front Office clerks can chain these to read arbitrary database tables including users_secure hashes, hijack patient portal identities, and forge approved clinical records.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Affected Vendors & Products

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Open-emr Subscribe
Openemr Subscribe

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/71da6605dc3bcc1405ee9a65cb9f579ecbc8a1c6 cve-icon
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/security/advisories/GHSA-vr7f-7c3w-49g7 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openemr-before-8.5.0-privilege-escalation-via-missing-authorization-and-sql-injection cve-icon
History

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Description OpenEMR before 8.5.0 contains multiple missing authorization and SQL injection defects across report, portal, transaction, and immunization components. Low-privileged Front Office clerks can chain these to read arbitrary database tables including users_secure hashes, hijack patient portal identities, and forge approved clinical records.
Title OpenEMR before 8.5.0 Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization and SQL Injection
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': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:35:09.982Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-126455

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