CVE-2026-124486
Published:November 08, 2026
Updated:November 09, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/openemr/openemr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2_7_2-rc2 <v8_3_0 || >=v3_0_0 <v8_3_0 || >=v4_0_0 <v8_3_0 || >=v5_0_0 <v8_3_0 || >=v6_0_0 <v8_3_0 || >=v7_0_0 <v8_3_0 || >=v8_0_0 <v8_3_0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v8_3_0Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authorization