The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a incorrect access control system in…
Priority LOW 38CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a incorrect access control system in portal/patient/_machine_config.php. To exploit the vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker can register an account, bypassing the permission check of this portal's API. Then, the attacker can then manipulate and read data of every registered patient.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01183 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32101
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r449-xcxv-p6m2
References
Advisory 4
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431
- https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/healthcare-security-openemr-fixes-serious-flaws-that-lead-to-command-execution-in-patient-portal
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Sources
- CVE-2021-32101 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-32101 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r449-xcxv-p6m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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