CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-124486

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the classic document controller that allows low-privilege authenticated users to recategorize other patients' documents. Attackers can invoke move_action_process to move a document into a patients|demo category, then retrieve it with an empty patient_id to exfiltrate PHI and tamper with charts.

Risk Assessment

Unauthorized access to and modification of other patients' medical documents is possible, constituting a serious breach of privacy and data integrity.

Recommendation

Update OpenEMR to version 8.3.0 or later. Review document permissions and monitor for unusual move operations.

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Original NVD description (English source)

OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the classic document controller that allows low-privilege authenticated users to recategorize other patients' documents. Attackers can invoke move_action_process to move a document into a patients|demo category, then retrieve it with an empty patient_id to exfiltrate PHI and tamper with charts.

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